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Governor Swill
Jun 27, 2022, 2:25:03 AM6/27/22
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<obamasu...@shiteaters.com> wrote:
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> I believe Biden is insane. Facts speak for themselves.
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OSLO, Norway — The suspect in a mass shooting during an LGBTQ
festival in Norway has refused to explain his actions to
investigators and will remain in pretrial custody for the next
four weeks, police and his defense lawyer said Sunday.
The man, whom authorities described as a 42-year-old Norwegian
citizen originally from Iran, — was arrested shortly after the
shooting in Oslo’s nightlife district early Saturday. He is
being held on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and
terrorism.
Two people were killed and more than 20 were injured in what the
Norwegian security service called an “Islamist terror act.”
Oslo police said they tried to question the suspect on Saturday
and again on Sunday without success. Norwegian media identified
him as Zaniar Matapour.
Matapour’s defense lawyer, John Christian Elden, told The
Associated Press by email that his client refused to have his
statement recorded and videotaped unless police released the
entire recording to the public “with no time delay so it won’t
be censored or manipulated.”
Recording interrogations is a standard police practice.
Elden previously said his client did not deny being the shooter
but had not divulged any motive. The lawyer said Sunday that
Matapour did not object to remaining in custody for four weeks
so would not appear in court on Monday.
In Norway, pre-trial detention hearings are normally held every
four weeks.
Norway’s prime minister and members of the royal family joined
mourners at a memorial service Sunday at Oslo Cathedral for the
victims of the attack.
The gunman opened fire at three locations, including outside the
London Pub, a popular gay bar in Oslo. Police investigators said
it was too early to say whether the attacker specifically
targeted the LGBTQ community.
A Pride parade scheduled for Saturday was called off because of
the shooting.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said during Sunday’s
memorial service that “the shooting in the night hours put an
end to the Pride parade, but it did not stop the fight and the
efforts to fight discrimination, prejudice and hatred.”
He also addressed Norway’s Muslim community.
“I know how many of you felt when it turned out that the
perpetrator belonged to the Islamic community. Many of you
experienced fear and unrest. You should know this: We stand
together, we are one community and we are responsible for the
community together,” Stoere said during the church service,
which was also attended by Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Norwegian media said Matapour arrived in Norway with his family
from a Kurdish part of Iran in the 1990s.
He had a prior criminal record that included a narcotics offense
and a weapons offense for carrying a knife. Investigators said
they seized two weapons after Saturday’s shootings: a handgun
and an automatic weapon.
The Norwegian domestic security agency, known by its Norwegian
acronym PST, said Saturday it first became aware of the suspect
in 2015 and later grew concerned he had become radicalized and
was part of an unspecified Islamist network.
On Sunday, Norwegian media outlets reported that Matapour
allegedly was in close contact with an Islamic extremist living
in Norway whom Norwegian police had been aware of for a long
time.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/26/norway-pride-attack-
shooting-00042459
<obamasu...@shiteaters.com> wrote:
>
> I believe Biden is insane. Facts speak for themselves.
>
OSLO, Norway — The suspect in a mass shooting during an LGBTQ
festival in Norway has refused to explain his actions to
investigators and will remain in pretrial custody for the next
four weeks, police and his defense lawyer said Sunday.
The man, whom authorities described as a 42-year-old Norwegian
citizen originally from Iran, — was arrested shortly after the
shooting in Oslo’s nightlife district early Saturday. He is
being held on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and
terrorism.
Two people were killed and more than 20 were injured in what the
Norwegian security service called an “Islamist terror act.”
Oslo police said they tried to question the suspect on Saturday
and again on Sunday without success. Norwegian media identified
him as Zaniar Matapour.
Matapour’s defense lawyer, John Christian Elden, told The
Associated Press by email that his client refused to have his
statement recorded and videotaped unless police released the
entire recording to the public “with no time delay so it won’t
be censored or manipulated.”
Recording interrogations is a standard police practice.
Elden previously said his client did not deny being the shooter
but had not divulged any motive. The lawyer said Sunday that
Matapour did not object to remaining in custody for four weeks
so would not appear in court on Monday.
In Norway, pre-trial detention hearings are normally held every
four weeks.
Norway’s prime minister and members of the royal family joined
mourners at a memorial service Sunday at Oslo Cathedral for the
victims of the attack.
The gunman opened fire at three locations, including outside the
London Pub, a popular gay bar in Oslo. Police investigators said
it was too early to say whether the attacker specifically
targeted the LGBTQ community.
A Pride parade scheduled for Saturday was called off because of
the shooting.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said during Sunday’s
memorial service that “the shooting in the night hours put an
end to the Pride parade, but it did not stop the fight and the
efforts to fight discrimination, prejudice and hatred.”
He also addressed Norway’s Muslim community.
“I know how many of you felt when it turned out that the
perpetrator belonged to the Islamic community. Many of you
experienced fear and unrest. You should know this: We stand
together, we are one community and we are responsible for the
community together,” Stoere said during the church service,
which was also attended by Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Norwegian media said Matapour arrived in Norway with his family
from a Kurdish part of Iran in the 1990s.
He had a prior criminal record that included a narcotics offense
and a weapons offense for carrying a knife. Investigators said
they seized two weapons after Saturday’s shootings: a handgun
and an automatic weapon.
The Norwegian domestic security agency, known by its Norwegian
acronym PST, said Saturday it first became aware of the suspect
in 2015 and later grew concerned he had become radicalized and
was part of an unspecified Islamist network.
On Sunday, Norwegian media outlets reported that Matapour
allegedly was in close contact with an Islamic extremist living
in Norway whom Norwegian police had been aware of for a long
time.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/26/norway-pride-attack-
shooting-00042459
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