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The lawyers defending Zaniar Matapour

Previous terrorist cases – and other major criminal cases – have shown that a lot is required of those who are to defend the accused. Therefore, John Christian Elden has now hand-picked three lawyers who will work in teams, so that Zaniar Matapour will have the best possible defense.

– Basically, there will now be four lawyers who will work with this case, Elden says to Dagbladet.

DEFENDANT: Attorney John Christian Elden will defend terror accused Zaniar Matapour.
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The well-known lawyer has brought with him three experienced lawyers from his own company, in order to do the best possible job.

Zaniar Matapour opened fire on Hambroes plass in the center of Oslo on Saturday night while Pride was celebrated in the street outside the nightclubs Herr Nilsen, Per på hjørnet and London.

Two men were killed and more than 20 people were injured.

Police are investigating Matapour’s background to find out if there may have been a terrorist act. The police also have a hypothesis that mental illness may be behind the atrocities.

Follow-up and health

– In addition to myself, Bernt Heiberg, who heads our company’s criminal justice department, will work on this case.

DEFENDANT: Lawyer Bernt Heiberg will defend terror accused Zaniar Matapour.

DEFENDANT: Lawyer Bernt Heiberg will defend terror accused Zaniar Matapour.
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Lawyer Farid Bouras will concentrate on client follow-up, says Elden.

DEFENDANT: Lawyer Farid Bouras will defend terror accused Zaniar Matapour.

DEFENDANT: Lawyer Farid Bouras will defend terror accused Zaniar Matapour.
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The team also includes lawyer Inger Silka Zadig. She will concentrate on health issues and the compensation lawsuits a possible terrorist case may raise.

John Christian Elden emphasizes to Dagbladet that it may also be relevant to draw bills of exchange for other lawyers in the law firm Elden.

More common

In the past, it was more common for a defendant to have one lawyer. But in the criminal case against Anders Behring Breivik, after the massacre on Utøya and the bombing in the government quarter, there was a team consisting of four lawyers who defended the terrorist.

When the former police superintendent Eirik Jensen was sentenced to the law’s most severe punishment 21 years in prison, there were also four lawyers who defended him.

The reason is the large workload in such extensive cases.

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