On 20 November, Høiby was remanded in custody for one week with a letter and visiting ban. The police had asked for two weeks.
When the detention period ends on Wednesday, it is clear that the police will not request that Høiby be detained further.
Thus, the crown princess’s son is released.
– No more risk of evidence tampering
– As of now, we can no longer see that there is a risk of evidence being tampered with. During the week he has been in prison, the police have reviewed seizures made in connection with the arrest and in addition conducted a significant number of witness interviews, police attorney Andreas Kruszewski states in a press release.
In the press release on Wednesday, the Oslo police also state that an investigation has been launched into a further matter relating to sexual offences. Lawyer Lill Vassbotn is the victim’s assistance lawyer.
Among other things, Høiby is charged with two counts of rape. The police are said to have found two videos on Høiby’s mobile phone which allegedly show the abuses he is accused of. He pleads not guilty to both charges.
No change in the charge
Høiby is also charged with three cases of violence in close relationships. He is also charged with damage, reckless behaviour, several breaches of a restraining order and driving without a licence.
On Wednesday, the police stated that Høiby had a restraining order against two women, and that this was in addition to the victims from an incident at Frogner.
The police write that there are no changes to the charges, and that they currently have no further information to release.
Comment: There has been no shortage of warnings about Marius