the Contact has taken place via a digital platform, which, according to Holden, makes it difficult for the family and the police to send back a response.
– the Message to be answered now. It is for this reason that I stand here today, ” he says at the press conference which started at 14: 00 on Thursday.
on Wednesday 16 January. What digital platform it is all about, what language was used or what was said in the message, he commented on further, except that it did not contain any evidence that the missing Norwegian is still alive.
– The important thing is that we can see that there is still someone at the other end and we perceive it as a sign that Anne-Elisabeth live. But we need to get a proof of it that we shall be able to initiate a safe process to get her home in plenty the keep as quickly as possible, ” says Svein Holden.
He says that they now wish to reach a better communication with the suspected kidnappers. The decision to hold the press conference has been taken in consultation with the police.
been missing since 31 October last year, when police believe she was kidnapped from her home outside of Oslo. Her husband, the businessman and billionaire Tom Hagen, found, inter alia, a letter in the home with the requirement to pay out a ransom of € 9 million in kryptovalutan Up, and threatenings to not contact the police.
During Wednesday conducted the police officer dives in the water in the vicinity of the Hagens home. According to the police searched for a body but for evidence that may be relevant to the investigation.
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