Teenagers who were arrested for violence against several men in Telemark have been released

The three accused were produced for remand in Telemark district court. The prosecution asked for four weeks’ imprisonment for all of them, but the court concluded that they should be released.

NRK wrote earlier on Friday that the police appealed the release and that the court had agreed to a suspensive effect, which means they can be held in custody until the Court of Appeal has heard the case

Telemark newspaper writes that the police later withdrew the appeal.

Attorney-at-law Tore Moen, who represents two of the accused, says The cairn that he appealed once morest the decision on suspensive effect and once morest some questions of principle related to it.

– This meant that the prosecution withdrew the appeal today and that everyone was released. It was an extra night in adult prison for one of my clients who is, writes Moen, who represents two of the accused, to the newspaper.

“Pedo hunting” is a controversial phenomenon where private individuals confront people they suspect of child abuse.

The accused are between the ages of 17 and 19 and are charged with four different incidents of violence. The victims are between 23 and 70 years old, the teenagers have filmed the episodes and published the films online.

The teenagers have admitted the circumstances in police questioning.