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Marius Borg Høiby
The police are investigating the possibility of interrogating Mette-Marit
Linnea Blomberg
Published 16.29
Now the plaintiff's counsel for the bonus prince's ex-girlfriend requests that the Norwegian police investigate the limits of Mette-Marit's possible criminal immunity.
- It is correct that the police have investigated the limits to be able to carry out various investigative measures against members of the royal family, says police lawyer Andreas Kruszewsk to VG.
This week, VG revealed information that Crown Princess Mette-Marit warned her son Marius Borg Høiby that he would be contacted by the police - 30 minutes before that happened.
After the phone call to the bonus prince, the crown princess went home to her son and cleaned his apartment before she drove him to a place in Skagum where he could then be arrested.
Now VG reports that the plaintiff's counsel in the case has requested that the police take Mette-Marit in for questioning - something that is not necessarily possible.
Norway's constitution gives members of the royal house certain special rights, and opinions have differed on whether even married members have immunity.
It is because of this that the Oslo police are now investigating where the boundaries are in Mette-Marit's case and whether it is possible to interrogate her.
Cannot be compelled to testify
One thing that is certain, however, is that Mette-Marit cannot be forced to testify - but not because of her role as a royal - but because of her role as the suspect's mother.According to Norwegian law, you can refuse to testify because of family ties.
Police lawyer Andreas Kruszewski has confirmed to VG that an investigation is underway.
- It is correct that the police have investigated the limits of being able to carry out various investigative measures against members of the royal house.
However, he has not wanted to answer what the police came to in their investigation.
- We are considering the request from the plaintiff's counsel. We will return to the questions surrounding this, says Kruszewski.
The lawyer: "Can be questioned and called as a witness"
According to several experts that VG spoke to, Mette-Marit has no special royal status that would prevent questioning.Lawyer Bernt Heiberg heads the Bar Association's legal committee for criminal law and criminal procedure. He believes that the police can summon everyone in the royal family - except the king - for questioning like any other citizen.
- Crown Princess Mette-Marit has no special status according to the constitution and can both be questioned as part of the investigation and called as a witness in a possible criminal case, says Holmøyvik.
At the same time, he points out that the family bond aspect can affect the outcome in the bonus prince case.
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