The arrest was announced by the PST, which said the operation is based on suspicion that a Norwegian-registered company is operating as a cover for a Chinese state actor's attempt to establish a receiver for satellite downloads from satellites in polar orbits. According to police attorney Thomas Blom, the data collected could harm fundamental Norwegian interests if known to a foreign state. Separately, a woman in her 50s appeared in a custody hearing in Salten and Lofoten District Court in Bodø on Thursday morning.
The woman has previously been convicted in the district court for publicly exposing BUP employees and relatives in a series of videos on social media. She denies criminal guilt and has appealed the case to the Court of Appeal. Police arrested the woman on Wednesday and sought to remand her in custody for four weeks, but the district court did not grant the request.
Prosecutor Kaj Rønning-Nyvold has appealed the decision, and the Court of Appeal will decide whether she should be imprisoned. She remains in custody until then. In a separate legal matter, Vefsn municipality has been ordered to repay over 10 million kroner to Øyfjellet Wind AS.
The Hålogaland Court of Appeal overturned the district court's ruling, giving the wind farm full support. 5 million kroner. The company was surprised by the ruling and appealed it to the Court of Appeal.
Onshore wind farms subject to licensing must by law pay a production fee to the municipalities where the facilities are located. The conflict concerns how this fee should be calculated for 2024. The Court of Appeal believes that Øyfjellet Wind AS has interpreted the rules correctly, and that the municipality demanded and received more money than it was entitled to.
Isak Dreyer is appealing the verdict from Östersund District Court, where he was sentenced to 120 hours of community service for aggravated hunting theft in Sweden. In the same court round, he was acquitted of aggravated hunting offense but chose to appeal the conviction. His defense lawyer, Sven Severin, has submitted the appeal, arguing that the Court of Appeal must change the district court's ruling, acquit Dreyer of community service, and dismiss the indictment entirely.
Dreyer also demands coverage of travel and accommodation costs and asks to be exempted from legal costs.