Eirik Jensen
Eirik Jensen | |
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Born | July 30, 1957 |
Nationality | Norway |
Known for | Corruption |
Criminal status | corruption |
Criminal penalty | 21 years' imprisonment |
Eirik Jensen (born 30 July 1957) is a Norwegian drug trafficker and former policeman. In November 2020 media said that the Supreme Court refused to try the case against Jensen [leaving the verdict in the appellate court, to stand].[1] He is a prisoner at (as of 2021).[2][3]
He was convicted by Oslo District Court of drug trafficking and gross corruption in a high-profile case known as the Cappelen/Jensen case in 2017, and sentenced to the maximum penalty in Norway, 21 years' imprisonment.[4] He was again convicted and sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment by Borgarting Court of Appeal in 2020.
Jensen has published a crime novel and an autobiography.
Career prior to arrest[]
Jensen served in the Norwegian police force from 1977 to 2014; he was promoted to superintendent and had a key role in the Oslo Police Department's efforts against organised crime.[5] He formally retired from the police in December 2016, after his indictment for drug trafficking and corruption.[6]
Conviction for drug trafficking and corruption[]
Jensen was arrested in 2014 and charged with gross corruption and drug trafficking; in 2017 he was convicted by Oslo District Court of gross corruption, drug trafficking and criminal possession of weapons, and sentenced to the maximum penalty in Norway, 21 years' imprisonment.[4][7][8] On appeal he was found guilty by the jury, but only of the charge of gross corruption; however the judges declared that the verdict was obviously wrong and that Jensen was obviously guilty of all charges and therefore invalidated the jury verdict and ordered a new trial without a jury. In 2020 Jensen was found guilty of all charges by Borgarting Court of Appeal and sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment; this concluded the case as the guilty verdict as such may not be appealed any further.[9]
Books[]
Jensen published an autobiography titled På innsiden in 2015 and a crime novel titled Attentatet in 2016.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Saken endelig avgjort: Høyesterett behandler ikke Eirik Jensens anke".
- ^ "DN Nyhetsstudio". 28 September 2020.
- ^ "- Ufattelig tungt". 10 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Norway jails top policeman for smuggling hashish, BBC
- ^ Eirik Jensen fikk 21 års fengsel av tingretten, Aftenposten
- ^ Jensen-rettssaken, Verdens Gang
- ^ Norwegian ex-cop sentenced to 21 years for drug smuggling, The Local
- ^ Norwegian Policeman Jailed for 21 Years in Drugs Case, US News & World Report
- ^ Eirik Jensen dømt til 21 års fengsel
- ^ Bokanmeldelse: Eirik Jensen og Thomas Winje Øijord: «Attentatet», Verdens Gang
- 1957 births
- Norwegian drug traffickers
- Norwegian police officers
- Norwegian prisoners and detainees
- Prisoners and detainees of Norway
- Living people