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The judgment in the “Wacko case” should go to appeal

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee believes that the verdict of Heggen and Frøland Municipal Court in case 03-00699 M of 25 March 2004 should be brought up for appeal. The verdict acquitted a policeman charged with “negligently causing the death of another person” on the grounds that he acted in self-defence. The trial appeared to be particularly flawed by the manner in which the chairman of the court led the proceedings.(1-APRIL-04)

Published: May 24, 2004

Link to Open letter to the prosecutor´s office in Oslo: http://www.nhc.no/komiteen/Tomek/wacoengelsk.PDF

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