Monika-whistleblower’s attorney: Satisfactory finally being heard – Bergens Tidende
LawyerJens-OveHagenrepresentspolicedetectivewhowarnedaboutinsufficientinvestigationinMonikacase.NotifiergotnowhenheaskedpolicemanagementreopentheinvestigationofMonikaSviglinskajas(8)deaths.
First,whentheinvestigatorcontactedlawyerStigNilsen,whohasassistedthemothertohereightyearold,somethinghappened.
-RedressforNotifier
-Itisfairlyobviousthatthisresultsinaformofredressforhim.Itshouldbesaidthathehasneverbeenouttogettheircolleaguesorcriticizethem.Whathasbeenhisconcernistoraisethealarmandgetanexpectedresponsefrompolitidisitriktetesmanagement,whichregrettablyisabsent,saysHagen.
Strongcriticismof
policeinBergen
BTfollowedPublicProsecutionspressconferencedirectly. -Errortoshelve
TheinvestigationofMonikaSviglinskajas(8)deathwastoobadbecausethepolicehungupinsuicidetheory. HenotesthatinvestigatorsrosesitworkNotifierdidontheirowninitiative.Onpage20ofthePublicProsecutionsworkgroupreportstatesinteralia:
“NotifyCleaninginvolvementofcounselinthisprocesshasprovedtobecrucialforMonikacasewasresumed.”
-Forhimitissatisfyingtofinallybeheard,andthatanobjectivegroupingofcompetentpeopleentitleshimtothepointshemadeinhisreport,sayslawyerJens-OveHagen.
Themereport
Afterresearcherinternalwarningnote,whichwaspresentedtopolicemanagementinOslo,isalsoatopicintheinvestigationreport:
“Thememorandumisinouropinionsoberlyandobjectivelydesigned.Itcontainsnocategoricalassertions,suchasthearrestofanamedpersonorshelvingofthecaseandprosecuterationalewasobviouslyincorrect.”
Andfurther:
“…[TheWorkingGrouphas]consideredthistocontainallofthekeymomentsintheinvestigation;momentsthatalsoinvokedworkgroupinterest…”
-Policecouldintervened
NotifierinMonikacase,alreadyintheJanuary/February2014contactwithpolicechiefGeirGudmundsen,afterfirstHavingbeenrejectedbythepoliceprosecutorwhodroppedthecase.InvestigationDirectorBjornSoknessaidatMonday’spressconferencethatthepolicecommissioner’srolehasnotbeenthesubjectofinvestigation.
-Butitisquiteobviousthatthechiefhasthecompetencetodecideonaresumption.Wecannotseethathehasdone.Wehavenotlookedintowhyhetookthedecision,saidSoknes.
Notsurprised
StigNilsenKristinarepresentsSviglinskaja,Monikamother.MondayhewritesinapressreleasethatitisnotsurprisingthatPublicProsecutionsworkingcriticizesthefirstinvestigation.
-Itagreeswellwiththeclearperceptionwehadwhenthefirstinvestigationtookplace,andthenweworkedtothecaseresumed,hesaid.
InMay2014petitionedNilsencasereopened.HereliedpartlyonaverycriticalreportsignedtheformerNCIS-topAsbjørnHansen.
Nilsensayshehasnotyetreadthereportinitsentirety,butthathecamePublicProsecutionspressconference.
-investigationteamreportisperceivedasasupportandredresstoKristinaandI,andotherswhohavebeenheavilyinvolvedinthecase,havepointedtheway.
Thegrouphasinitsreportpointedtoanumberofshortcomingsinpoliceinvestigation.Amongotherthings,thatpoliceprematurelylockedstuckinaperceptionthatMonikahadtakenherownlife.
Bspolicetakelessons
-Wehopethatthismaybelessonsforpolicethecriticismsthathaveemergedandthatsuchathingwillnothappenagain.Kristinasaysshehopesthatthiscanhelpotherstoavoidgoingthroughwhatshehasexperienced,saysNilsen.
Thelegalaidlawyersaysthathismotherisprimarilyconcernedwiththenewinvestigationofthecase.
-ForusthecasethatMonikaisfounddeadandwewanttogetanswerstowhathappenedtoher.Itisthereforeimportanttoemphasizethatourfocusisonthenewinvestigationandtheanswerswecangetthere.WherewefindthatthepolicedoathoroughandconscientiousjobandKristinafeelthatsheisbeingtakenseriously,whichreallyshouldhavehappenedwhenthematterwasfresh,saysNilsen.
-Kristinaamgladthatthematterhascometowhereitistoday,saysNilsen.
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