Marius Borg Høiby News & Current Events Part 1: December 2023 -


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Healthy Sceptic said:
They don't say if Bratlien was let go or resigned. The only reason I can see for Marius's lawyer stepping down of his own volition is he feels the case can't be won and he doesn't want a loss on his record. If he was let go, Marius and his protectors possibly want to project a different image of Marius and feel the change will make him more sympathetic.

I find it interesting that Ellen Holager Andenæs is the former director of Norwegian police security services.

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Not only does her skill-set align better with what Marius needs, but she's a woman. He's going to look a lot more likeable if a female attorney is making his case. She'll also be able to question the witnesses more aggressively than a male lawyer could -- otherwise, the male lawyer might look he's abusing the women.
 
Excellent analysis Kalnel. Your points make alot of sense!

I do have to wonder why Bratlien wasn't kept on as a part of the legal team. Surely two heads are better than one especially in such a high profile case.
 
We know how this story ends now that the NRF took control. Commiserations to the victims of the past and the ones from the future.
 
On November 27 last year, the police decided to seize Marius' telephone number. Lawyer Øyvind Bratlien opposed the seizure. In mid-December, he requested the seizure be sent to the court for review if the phone number was not provided. Bratlien told to the court that the seizure is burdensome for Marius, that the phone number is necessary for the use of BankID, and thus also Marius' access to "banks, health institutions, school/work and other essential purposes.
The Oslo District Court ruled on January 29 in favor of the police and concluded that the phone number can still be seized. The court points out that Marius has several telephone numbers he can use. The court refers to the evidence uncovered through the search so far and refers to reviews and subsequently classified documents, including an illustration folder.
www.dagbladet.no

Nektes tilgang til eget mobilnummer

Politiet har beslaglagt Marius Borg Høibys telefonnummer.
www.dagbladet.no www.dagbladet.no
 
I personally don't find Haakon fit to be King anymore - no morals. When it concerns you, your family and friends, that's when you can actually see morals. It's easy to apply them to other people - violence is not okay. But if you don't care about a young girl being beaten up by your stepson, it's all empty words really. I really don't think someone who accepts violence against women in his family is fit to be monarch. Oh and not even wanting to look at the pictures of course, so you can later claim you never saw anything.
 
Princess_Eleanor said:
I personally don't find Haakon fit to be King anymore - no morals. When it concerns you, your family and friends, that's when you can actually see morals. It's easy to apply them to other people - violence is not okay. But if you don't care about a young girl being beaten up by your stepson, it's all empty words really. I really don't think someone who accepts violence against women in his family is fit to be monarch. Oh and not even wanting to look at the pictures of course, so you can later claim you never saw anything.
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I agree, but I don't think that's why Haakon won't become king. The Norwegians seem to be a very tolerant people and stand by their royal family. At least that's how it looks according to the latest polls. As far as Haakon is concerned, he hasn't behaved consistently at all, he's not the type of man to put his foot down. I always had and still have the feeling that he does everything for his wife to protect her. And since it's her son, he will stand by her and him, even if he turns a blind eye and either plays down or hides the terrible truth about Marius. He doesn't seem to realize or care how this affects his reputation as future king.
 
If a 21 year old has to become monarch because of a moral crisis and that no one likes her father anymore, the whole thing may as well get chucked. Haakon wouldn’t be doing any favors to Ingrid or to Norway by leaving her with a mess she didn’t create.

I really doubt Haakon is going anywhere. Best case scenario, Marius will serve some prison time, MM will deal, his victims will get some closure and/or restitution, Haakon will figure out how to atone. And life will go on.
 
Just a thought - not something I necessarily think needs to happen - but would it be possible that if needed Haakon and MM would separate / divorce for show only? I remember here in the UK in senior Labour politician Tessa Jowell, who was instrumental in bringing in the 2012 London Olympics, separated from her corporate lawyer husband due to a scandal over him representing Silvio Berlusconi and issues around setting up offshore trusts. They separated but never divorced and were very much back together when Jowell sadly passed away from a brain tumour in 2017. Basically it felt like they separated to save her career and in recognition something had to be done. Would Haakon do such a thing? I don't think he needs to at all, especially as MM isn't necessarily a vital part to the working RF in Norway, but would it come to such a point? How would it go down in Norway?

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tommy100 said:
Just a thought - not something I necessarily think needs to happen - but would it be possible that if needed Haakon and MM would separate / divorce for show only? I remember here in the UK in senior Labour politician Tessa Jowell, who was instrumental in bringing in the 2012 London Olympics, separated from her corporate lawyer husband due to a scandal over him representing Silvio Berlusconi and issues around setting up offshore trusts. They separated but never divorced and were very much back together when Jowell sadly passed away from a brain tumour in 2017. Basically it felt like they separated to save her career and in recognition something had to be done. Would Haakon do such a thing? I don't think he needs to at all, especially as MM isn't necessarily a vital part to the working RF in Norway, but would it come to such a point? How would it go down in Norway?

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I can't imagine any circumstances under which Haakon would divorce MM. He is completely besotted with her!
 
To date, I am not seeing any significant indication that Haakon has fallen out of favor with the Norwegian people, and therefore IMO he will not be divorcing Mette-Marit nor stepping aside to allow his daughter to succeed his father.
 
For six months, Marius has had a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend, imposed on September 2. It expires on Sunday, March 2. It has been requested to be extended, Marius' lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs confirms. Police prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski tells that there are several reasons why the prosecution wants to extend the restraining order.
- The police prosecutor's office has extended the restraining order for another three months to protect the injured woman in the Frogner case. The extended restraining order was imposed at the request of the injured woman and because there is a public interest.
Lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen and her client agree that the restraining order should be extended. Marius and his lawyer dispute the petition and believe there is no basis for it. So the court has to consider whether or not he will be re-imposed a restraining order.
www.dagbladet.no

Vil forlenge besøksforbud

Politiet har begjært en forlengelse av besøksforbudet Marius Borg Høiby (28) er ilagt overfor ekskjæresten.
www.dagbladet.no www.dagbladet.no

Juliane Snekkestad lost a job after Marius' attack
Nettavisen quotes Aftenposten's article about an argument Marius and Juliane had one December evening in 2019, which allegedly ended with Marius punching Juliane in the face. This incident is said to be part of the police investigation. According to Aftenposten, which saw a photo that Snekkestad took of herself the next day, she had a cracked lip and a swollen face.
Juliane worked as a model, and just a few days after the incident she was going abroad for a photo shoot. In an email to the modeling agency, she wrote that the makeup might have to work extra hard to cover the damage. The photoshoot was canceled.
www.nettavisen.no

Aftenposten: Skal ha mistet jobb etter Marius-slag

Hendelsen skal være en del av politiets etterforskning.
www.nettavisen.no www.nettavisen.no
 
LadyFinn said:
For six months, Marius has had a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend, imposed on September 2. It expires on Sunday, March 2. It has been requested to be extended, Marius' lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs confirms. Police prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski tells that there are several reasons why the prosecution wants to extend the restraining order.
- The police prosecutor's office has extended the restraining order for another three months to protect the injured woman in the Frogner case. The extended restraining order was imposed at the request of the injured woman and because there is a public interest.
Lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen and her client agree that the restraining order should be extended. Marius and his lawyer dispute the petition and believe there is no basis for it. So the court has to consider whether or not he will be re-imposed a restraining order.
www.dagbladet.no

Vil forlenge besøksforbud

Politiet har begjært en forlengelse av besøksforbudet Marius Borg Høiby (28) er ilagt overfor ekskjæresten.
www.dagbladet.no www.dagbladet.no

Juliane Snekkestad lost a job after Marius' attack
Nettavisen quotes Aftenposten's article about an argument Marius and Juliane had one December evening in 2019, which allegedly ended with Marius punching Juliane in the face. This incident is said to be part of the police investigation. According to Aftenposten, which saw a photo that Snekkestad took of herself the next day, she had a cracked lip and a swollen face.
Juliane worked as a model, and just a few days after the incident she was going abroad for a photo shoot. In an email to the modeling agency, she wrote that the makeup might have to work extra hard to cover the damage. The photoshoot was canceled.
www.nettavisen.no

Aftenposten: Skal ha mistet jobb etter Marius-slag

Hendelsen skal være en del av politiets etterforskning.
www.nettavisen.no www.nettavisen.no
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This is just awful! Restraining orders are extended all the time and this one definitively should be due to Marius’ history of breaking them. I agree that a female lawyer will make him look better than a gangster lawyer. I would imagine that perhaps the NRF has finally awoken and realizes how very serious this is and that “little Marius” is in BIG trouble.
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The Crown Princess's son Marius Borg Høiby has become the face of a growing social problem: Men who abuse women.
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www.rb.no

Noe godt kan det komme ut av saken om Marius

Kronprinsessens sønn Marius Borg Høiby har blitt et ansikt på et økende samfunnsproblem: Menn som mishandler kvinner.
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Women being beaten up or even killed by their partner or ex is indeed a worrying problem. But it's not only their partners who constitute a risk for some women.
I read an article the other day about mother being killed by their sons. It was a British survey and to sum it up: A considerable number of women killed in UK, were killed by their sons. In by far the most cases the son suffered from a mental illness or had an addiction (as well as additional but undisclosed reasons).
It's logic when you think of it. A mother will most often be the person who is nearest physically and who is least likely to give up trying to care for her child and that makes mothers vulnerable. IIRC the number of women killed by their sons constituted around 18 % in UK.
 
The police believe there are several reasons why Marius must still have a restraining order against the Frogner woman. One of the reasons is his "continued lack of respect for public law orders."
On February 24, Marius was given a further three-month restraining order against the Frogner woman. He did not consent to this. So the restraining order has been appealed in court.
The police refers to the legal requirement of the restraining order and police prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski points out that Marius has violated it four times. The woman has requested the restraining order be maintained. She will be interviewed by the police soon. The police therefore want her to be shielded from Marius.
Secondly, reference is made to the special circumstance that Marius has so far shown little ability and willingness to respect public law orders. (..)
www.tv2.no

Politiet om Høiby: - Manglende respekt

Politiet mener det er flere grunner til at Marius Borg Høiby (28) fortsatt må ha besøksforbud mot ekskjæresten. En av grunnene er hans «fortsatt manglende respekt for offentligrettslige pålegg.»
www.tv2.no www.tv2.no
www.nettavisen.no

Politiet om Marius Borg Høiby: – Manglende respekt

Nettavisen har fått innsyn i det nye besøksforbudet politiet har ilagt ham.
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If I remember correctly, it was the Frogner woman whose friend reported the whole case in the first place and thus made the whole Marius case public. Wasn't she the one who was seen in the car with him after the incident? And wasn't she the one who didn't actually want to break off contact with him? She seems to have changed her mind in the meantime, which is a good thing.
Correct me if I am wrong, it isn't easy to follow this story.
 
Oslo District Court will decide today whether the restraining order Marius has imposed on his ex-girlfriend should be extended.
Marius lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs said to Dagbladet:
– We are contesting the petition because we believe there is no basis for it.
It was the offended woman who asked the police to extend the restraining order.
– My client believes it is necessary to extend the restraining order, yes, says the Frogner woman's lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen to NTB.
Police prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski previously told NTB that the extended restraining order has been imposed at the request of the victim and because there is a public interest.
www.nrk.no

Straffesaken mot Marius Borg Høiby

Marius Borg Høiby, sønn av kronprinsesse Mette Marit, ble pågrepet etter en voldshendelse på Frogner i Oslo natt til 4. august 2024. I ettertid har han blitt siktet for blant annet vold, voldtekt og trusler. Det er seks fornærmede i saken.
www.nrk.no www.nrk.no
 
If he’s violated the other one four times with almost no consequences (has he done anything since the week in jail? — but that was only loosely related), why give him another one he’s going to continue to violate?

Unless there are actually consequences this time.
 
The court gave its decision this afternoon and extended the restraining order by three months, until June 2.
"The accused is charged with abuse in close relationships and three violations of a restraining order against the victim (...). The court believes that there is a preponderance of probability that he is guilty of the violations of these items. The court refers to the previous assessments of the grounds for suspicion, which it agrees with, most recently in the Oslo District Court's ruling (...) The accused is also suspected of a fourth violation of the restraining order against the victim through a message supposed to have been sent to the victim on December 8. The court refers to a screenshot of the message (...) and to the victim's explanation about this (...). The court believes it is likely that the accused is also guilty of this fourth violation of the restraining order".
www.nettavisen.no

Høiby fikk beskjed om å skjerpe seg etter pågripelse

Nektet å godta politiets avgjørelse om besøksforbud. – Retten mener det er sannsynlig at siktede er skyldig i flere alvorlige, straffbare handlinger, skriver dommeren.
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– Correct and as expected, says the Frogner woman's lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen.
– This has no practical significance for him, but it would have been good for him to be free from the stigma this entails. That's all I have to say, says Marius' lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs.
www.dagbladet.no

Besøksforbudet forlenges

Marius Borg Høiby (28) motsatte seg begjæringen om forlengelse av besøksforbudet mot ekskjæresten. Nå har Oslo tingrett konkludert.
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"This has no practical significance for him, but it would have been good for him to be free from the stigma this entails."

Wow, then I would suggest someone tells him to stop violating restraining orders! 4 times!!
May I suggest Mommy and Daddy stop paying his phone bills?

The "stigma" of violating restraining orders, how about the stigma of abusing multiple women.
 
polyesco said:
"This has no practical significance for him, but it would have been good for him to be free from the stigma this entails."

Wow, then I would suggest someone tells him to stop violating restraining orders! 4 times!!
May I suggest Mommy and Daddy stop paying his phone bills?

The "stigma" of violating restraining orders, how about the stigma of abusing multiple women.
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Yes, that is really borderline. But that's probably the job of his defense lawyer, they have to achieve the best for their client because they were hired to defend him.
You hear about cases like this all the time and everywhere, but that's the job of a defense lawyer.
 
The court believes it is likely that Marius is guilty of four violations of the restraining order. His defence describe the latest report as "Not guilty". The ruling states that Marius is being investigated for another violation of the restraining order after sending a message to the woman on December 8 last year.
- It was a completely innocent message, and it was not followed up, says Marius' lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs.
She does not want to elaborate on what was in the message.
www.dagbladet.no

- Helt uskyldig melding

Retten mener det er sannsynlig at Høiby er skyldig i fire brudd på besøksforbud. Forsvarer omtaler den siste meldingen som «uskyldig».
www.dagbladet.no www.dagbladet.no

Lawyer Øyvind Bratlien invoiced a total of NOK 604,000 for his work as Marius' defense attorney. This sum includes VAT, which goes to the state and is 25 percent. The sum of NOK 604,000 is the total bill for legal expenses for the work Bratlien has done for seven months.
At the end of February, Marius changed his defense attorney to Ellen Holager Andenæs. The legal fees will eventually increase significantly.
In Norway, there is free choice of defense attorney. A person under investigation can choose the lawyer he/she wants. The taxpayers pay the bill.
www.nettavisen.no

Advokatregningen til Høiby økte med nesten en kvart million

Totalregningen for skattebetalerne har passert 600.000 kroner.
www.nettavisen.no www.nettavisen.no
 
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Marius has appealed the Oslo District Court's ruling of maintaining his restraining order to the Court of Appeal. TV 2 was informed of this today in a text message from Marius' lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs.
The woman's legal counsel, Mette Yvonne Larsen, says in a text message: "It's his full right, but I don't really see how he's going to achieve anything with it".
www.tv2.no

Høiby anker besøksforbud

Det opplyser forsvareren hans til TV 2.
www.tv2.no www.tv2.no
 
LadyFinn said:
Marius has appealed the Oslo District Court's ruling of maintaining his restraining order to the Court of Appeal. TV 2 was informed of this today in a text message from Marius' lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs.
The woman's legal counsel, Mette Yvonne Larsen, says in a text message: "It's his full right, but I don't really see how he's going to achieve anything with it".
www.tv2.no

Høiby anker besøksforbud

Det opplyser forsvareren hans til TV 2.
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Nor do I.

In fact I'd think it would be wiser of him not to contest such a restraining order and otherwise appear as remorseful as he can possibly fake it.
Because this comes across as him being defiant and obviously not understanding why a restraining order came about in the first place.
I don't think Marius is the easiest client to defend.
 
I wonder if they're trying to establish a pattern of him fighting to prove his innocence. Then, if he seems hostile, they can say it's his righteous indignation about being falsely accused, not anger-management issues.
 
LadyFinn said:
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Lawyer Øyvind Bratlien invoiced a total of NOK 604,000 for his work as Marius' defense attorney. This sum includes VAT, which goes to the state and is 25 percent. The sum of NOK 604,000 is the total bill for legal expenses for the work Bratlien has done for seven months.
At the end of February, Marius changed his defense attorney to Ellen Holager Andenæs. The legal fees will eventually increase significantly.
In Norway, there is free choice of defense attorney. A person under investigation can choose the lawyer he/she wants. The taxpayers pay the bill.
www.nettavisen.no

Advokatregningen til Høiby økte med nesten en kvart million

Totalregningen for skattebetalerne har passert 600.000 kroner.
www.nettavisen.no www.nettavisen.no
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NOK 604,000 is EUR 52,133.08 and US$ 56,671.81,* that is not a lot for attorney fees, at least not by US standards, in the US it is not uncommon for someone facing criminal charges to take out a second mortgage just to pay the fees for a local attorney. I wonder if the Norwegian attorneys are allowed to charge their clients additional fees.

* After VAT it is NOK 453000, EUR 39099.81 and US$ 42503.86.
 
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