Overview
- Prosecutors formally asked the Oslo District Court on Thursday to extend Høiby’s pretrial detention by four weeks beyond its planned July 13 expiry.
- Authorities say the extension request rests on an assessment that the risk of repeat offending and possible contact with a specific ex‑partner has not fallen enough to allow release.
- Høiby has been held since 1 February and has been in Ila high‑security prison since a mid‑June verdict that sentenced him to four years for most charges; that verdict is not yet final and his defence plans to appeal.
- Defence lawyer Petar Sekulic called the new detention application hard to understand and said the defence will press its case in court against further custody.
- Police say they are working on specific preventative measures that could change future custody decisions and allow less intrusive alternatives if those measures prove effective, a development that would affect the next court review.