Overview
- A court convicted Marius Borg Høiby on 15 June and sentenced him to four years, but he has appealed and remains in pretrial detention at Ila prison pending the appeals process.
- Norwegian outlets have published details of Ila’s offerings, reporting work shops, a gym, library, TV connections in cells and varied menus that some view as standard rehabilitation but others see as unusually comfortable.
- Media accounts say Høiby was moved to Ila after Oslo’s city jail closed and that he visited his hospitalized mother under police escort despite a court refusal of his release request.
- The Oslo public prosecutor has asked a court to review the sentence with a view to increasing it, which could lengthen any final term if the appeal goes against Høiby.
- Under Norwegian rules a person held in custody at the time of a verdict can be detained for about four weeks after the judgment, so police and prosecutors must decide before 13 July whether to seek an extension or Høiby’s custody could be reassessed.