Three Stavanger teens charged under Norway's mafia law for aiding England murder plot
Three teenagers from Stavanger have been indicted in Norway for assisting a 19-year-old in planning a paid murder contract in England.
A court in Sør-Rogaland tingrett will hear the case of three Stavanger teenagers accused of facilitating a murder-for-hire scheme targeting a person in England. The scheme was linked to the Swedish criminal group Foxtrot, and the 19-year-old who traveled to England was previously sentenced in the UK after being arrested with firearms and ammunition. Norwegian authorities allege the teens contributed by sending thousands of kroner through a mobile payment app, supplying a counterfeit passport and acting as intermediaries for the assignment.
The 17-year-old, 18-year-old and a now-19-year-old each face charges under the so-called mafia paragraph. Their counsel, Evelyn Egeli and Hans Marius Thorsnæs, maintain the youths do not admit guilt and will challenge the prosecution’s case. The trial follows the earlier conviction of a separate 17-year-old who received a 14-year custodial sentence for related offences.
Why it matters
It shows Norway applying its anti-mafia law to youths involved in an international murder-for-hire plot.
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