The police received so much information that there was reasonable reason to investigate.
Tuesday night it became known that Twelve Brann players had an illegal nachspiel at the Stadium on Tuesday night. The last party participants left the Stadium gates at 05 in the morning.
On Friday, police confirmed that they have started full investigation of what may have been a sexual assault. One male party participant is suspected in the case and there is one woman who has the status of offended.
No one has been arrested in the case, and the police first became aware of the case through the media. During Tuesday, Nettavisen and at least two other newspapers called to hear specifically about the suspicion of the possible criminal relationship. On Wednesday, a number of media also called.
The police have not received any report, but are still investigating the case. The reason for this is so-called “public prosecution”.
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Therefore, the case is being investigated without review
– In short, this is about the fact that if there is a basis for investigating serious criminal matters, the police have a duty to investigate the case, says head of prosecution in the West police district, Gunnar Fløystad, to Nettavisen.
– In this case, there was reasonable reason to investigate the case and it has led to an investigation.
The online newspaper has been made aware that private individuals also contacted the police to tip about the possible criminal relationship at the Stadium. Internally in the police in the center of Bergen, the case also became a “talking point” on Wednesday.
Anyone who wants to report what they believe is a criminal offense can request a public prosecution. This can be a bicycle theft, a rape case or financial fraud. But in practice, it is the most serious cases that are fully investigated in cases where public prosecution strikes.
After the replay at Brann Stadium, the police received information that led them to open a so-called investigation case.
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Fresh information
This means that the police obtain information in order to determine whether there is a basis for starting an investigation.
– We have received information from outside and assessed it so that there was reason to start an investigation. It is a completely ordinary investigation, but we do not want to go into any details because it is completely fresh conditions. It is quite recent that we have received information that has given us a basis to proceed with the case, Fløystad stated to Nettavisen earlier Friday.
The online newspaper is aware of the identity of the suspected player, but has not been able to contact him on Friday.
It is thus uncertain how he will react to the suspicion the police announced on Friday.
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