01x04 - The Fall

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A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY SERIES

[birds chirping]

[reporter] An Oslo police commander
has been arrested

in connection with a large drug case.

I was pretty happy when I saw
Jensen get arrested, actually.

Because it was a little like,
"I told you so."

I've been inside for a while
because of Eirik Jensen.

DRUG DROP

I fell for it, didn't I?

TEN ARRESTED LAST NIGHT

Hook, line and sinker.

It's just that
what they're doing is so g*dd*mn ill*gal.

JENSEN GOT ME FALSELY CONVICTED

To try to get rid of me.

So what do I think about Jensen?

No, I don't know what I think of him.

He's never been free.
He's always been a sl*ve to his bosses.

They boosted the little confidence he had.

In the end he, thought he was a tough guy,
with a ponytail and his own Harley.

But it was all a bluff.
Right? He was a bandit.

Easy for me to see a bandit.

I've been
a g*dd*mn criminal my whole life.

The only way I can possibly contribute
to making our society a little better

is to reveal the truth
of what actually happened.

I'm not saying
that what we did was that great,

but it was f*cking nothing
in comparison to them.

EIRIK JENSEN, THE ENIGMA

[reporter in Norwegian] It's time for
soul-searching for the Norwegian police

after today's historic verdict
in the Oslo District Court.

The court barely believed a word

the former police commander
Eirik Jensen said,

and he was sentenced to the harshest
penalty under the law, 21 years in prison.

EIRIK JENSEN'S GIRLFRIEND
RAGNA LISE VIKRE

[in English] For me, after we had finished
in the district court

and he had got this verdict,

we descended into a kind of apathy.

We were both so sad,
and we just sat there holding hands.

And Eirik cried a bit,

and I remember he said,

"I feel like I've dragged you
and Mum and Nina

into the mud."

[Nina Jensen] It was total chaos,
and then he called me,

and he cried
and was completely beside himself,

and, oh my God,
that conversation was horrible.

It's unbelievable.

Of course. Of course it upsets you,
but you can't think about it all the time.

You'd... it's impossible.

And we, of course, thought... [exhales]

...how will this turn out
going forward for him?

Because something could easily happen,

because he has been really down before.

That he would choose to take his own life.

I was mentally exhausted
after the court's verdict.

Because it doesn't just affect me.

It affects the entire family
and those close to me.

So it was a really shitty experience.

It was, of course,
decided that we were going to appeal,

and we understood that
there would be another round in court.

Then I thought
that we can't just sit back.

I remember deciding
to ask Eirik to get the documents.

So that I could at least read them
and try to get up to speed.

He was a little sceptical.

"It's too complex" and this and that.

I felt sick when I saw the time lines,
and I went to bed.

Then my girlfriend
got out the reading glasses

and a magnifying glass.

[Ragna Lise Vikre]
It was an unbelievably complex case.

How am I supposed
to be able to understand this material?

I don't have
an investigational background.

[chuckles] I'm just a painter.

But I sort of became like a detective.

And I eventually found
the time lines to be of interest.

Then one night, all of a sudden,

I see that something is simply not right.

The messages from Eirik
to Gjermund Cappelen,

that allegedly were
supposed to reassure Cappelen...

do not match the times
of when the hash came in.

[chimes]

IMPORT FROM THE NETHERLANDS


[chimes]

IT'S SAFE WITH THE RIGHT SPF.
BACK AT WORK MONDAY

TWO DAYS AFTER THE IMPORT

Then I thought,
"What function do these messages serve?"

Or even Eirik's role in this,

when he was sending reassuring messages
maybe a week after the hash arrived?

When I discover this,
I go upstairs and wake up Eirik.

Completely euphoric.

Yes, and then she says,
"You have to look. Look here, Eirik."

"This isn't correct. It's not correct!"

And that's what I've been saying
this entire time.

That it's a damn lie!

And that's when I went

from a defensive, down, tired person...

to one that's, "Okay."

"I'll bring back my old self
and start fighting."

THE APPEAL

[in Norwegian] It'll be exciting.
We are well-prepared.

[reporter] What will it take
for you to be satisfied?

A good result.

- [reporter] Full acquittal?
- Yes, of course.

[Vikre] Eirik will go in
and fight for his life.

Eirik wasn't in bad shape
in the district court.

I see that he's considerably better now.

I see a very different Eirik Jensen now.

[camera shutters clicking]

[reporter] What's it like seeing
Eirik Jensen again today?

I'm sure you can imagine.

[judge in English] Yes.
Attorney Elden will now address the court.

Please.

When the trial starts
and you hear Jensen's statement,

please remember that everyone
is innocent until proven guilty.

That is the only
starting point you should have

when the first evidence
in the trial is presented.

[Martine Aurdal] Eirik Jensen,
with the help of his partner Ragna,

had gone through all the documents.

Jensen and his defence attorneys
had therefore

created their own time lines
at the start of the appeal trial.

SWEDEN
NORWAY

[John Christian Elden] There is
almost nothing in the court documents

that show anything
about where the hash came from,

when it was smuggled, how it was smuggled.

And that should make you think twice.

That he's supposed to have smuggled
such a large amount of drugs

over such a long period of time
with Jensen's help,

without a trace of evidence.

It became pretty clear
that there was no connection

between the smuggling
that Cappelen claims happened

and Jensen's phone messages.

[typing]

[chimes]

May 11, 2010, at 7:33 a.m.,

Jensen messages Cappelen, "Yes, sunshine."

If you then look
at the time line for these days,

you'll see that nothing risky
is happening in the network.

The sunshine messages
were an "all-clear" to Cappelen,

in regard
to his informant activities, of course.

Cappelen is not to be exposed
by the person under surveillance

or by anyone being wiretapped.

It's my job to make sure
that the informant is never exposed.

Not on film, not on tape.

What's risky about this is that
he could get caught up in the aftermath.

And then you can't save him.

And that doesn't benefit anyone.

He has had one bad experience,
which means he's done being an informant.

It's my job to make sure
that the coast is clear.

That's when I can send
"the sun is shining."

[typing]

[chimes]

What's not in the message
is what they are regarding.

That is something
only Cappelen and I know.

Eirik Jensen doesn't need to fully
convince the judges of his story.

The aim of the new time lines
is to sow doubt.

And if the court has any doubt,
then they must acquit.

[Eirik Jensen] We had prepared
for the court of appeal.

Now they would hear
my version of the truth.

So we were very optimistic at that point

that we would achieve a better result
than in the district court.

But then Elden tells me,

"What you have to be prepared for
is to get slammed in your face."

"They'll try to say that you gave Cappelen
the impression that you had his back."

"That's the prosecution's
escape strategy."

The central question in our case
is whether Jensen is guilty

of complicity of smuggling.

Complicity can be physical
or psychological, as we usually put it.

But in our case,

it's psychological complicity
that applies.

Cappelen is mainly concerned with ensuring
that it was safe when the goods arrived.

"Yes, could Jensen even
do all the things he said he could?"

"Or did he actually do them?"

That's not necessarily conclusive.

What is conclusive
is that Cappelen believed he could.

He believed
everything was safe and in order.

That he could bring in the hash.

[Aurdal] It's not a requirement
that Jensen should be available

from when the load is approaching
the border to when it's received.

And it's also not a requirement that
he sends a reassuring message before

or right after the drugs cross the border.

To name a few examples Attorney Katralen
mentioned in her proceedings.

The first round, it was almost like Eirik
was working the border with Cappelen.

Following the transport and running in
and out of customs and police stations,

that he was very much actively involved.

Now it's that Cappelen knew that Eirik
had his back if anything should happen.

[Sidsel Katralen] What is he actually
psychologically complicit in?

That Cappelen knew him?

Had access to him? Was able to call him?

How are you supposed to defend yourself
as an informant handler,

when your informant possibly feels like

you're protecting him?

When he had enforcers after him,
I took care of it.

When he was spaced out on... on drugs,
I took care of it.

Threats against his family,
I took care of it.

So of course Cappelen felt safe,
and... and I had his back.

But that I am complicit
in Cappelen's drug smuggling to Norway?

That's a lie.

GJERMUND CAPPELEN'S FRIEND

We did talk a little about the operation,
and I told him, "You will get caught."

But then he answered,
"I can't get caught."

Then he explained that he knew a cop,
one of those "cool cops," he said.

And then he started referring
to this "cool cop" by name,

and he repeated the name
multiple times, and it was Eirik.

POLICE

The chief of the narcotics division

was working with Gjermund.

And that was too much
for a regular hardworking guy like me.

"This surpasses what you see
in the movies," I remember thinking.

NORWEGIAN LAW

Cappelen and Jensen
got along quite easily.

Cappelen had been
a street kid for a while.

Jensen had too. Wandered the streets.

Knew the criminals.

They were pretty similar,

which means they could
benefit a lot from each other.

And I think their attitude towards money
and things of that nature

were also pretty similar.

[Roger Stubberud] The way he was portrayed
in court was really far removed

from the person I'd come to know.

Eirik has never been... [exhales]

"Let's buy the most expensive wine.
Let's get champagne." Never.

Never any nightclubs and living
the high life or expensive suits or...

Often the same clothes for many years.

He lives a very simple life, in a way.

Maybe someone in the police
with the simplest of lifestyles,

in relation to his position.

[camera shutter clicks]

[clicks]

Throughout the trial,
Cappelen has been consistent in his story

about paying Jensen 500 kroner
per kilo of hash.

And that Jensen did the books
and had full insight,

and that he received
all the money he was supposed to.

And Cappelen estimates this
to be several tens of millions of kroner.



What they managed to come up with

after re-examining
that 20-year period when he knew Cappelen

was a theory by Internal Affairs
that Jensen had approximately

one and a half million kroner too much.

That's such a small amount

that not even the tax authorities
would find it interesting.

It does not form a basis
for criminal activity.

These enormous amounts Gjermund Cappelen
claims to have given Eirik Jensen

have yet to be found by the police.

[beeping]

It's completely possible that Eirik Jensen
has a secret gambling problem

or that 12 million kroner
is buried in a Swedish forest.

But the police never found any money,
and that's not for a lack of trying.

JANUARY 2019

[reporter in Norwegian] At one p.m. today,
the jury in the Eirik Jensen case

started deliberations to reach a verdict.

Will they answer yes or no to whether
Eirik Jensen is guilty of complicity

in the smuggling of drugs,
and has he been a corrupt policeman?

How many times
did Jensen assist in the smuggling?

None.

[reporter] How much money
did he receive from Cappelen?

None.

They need to use common sense

and draw
the conclusion they think is right.

IMPORT OF APPROX. 880 LBS. OF HASHISH

VERY EARLY BREAKFAST

[inaudible]



[reporter] Good afternoon,
welcome to the twelve o'clock news.

In just one hour, the jury
will deliver their verdict in the case

against Eirik Jensen.

[camera shutters clicking]

[man] Received word
that Eirik Jensen is much closer...

Thanks, thank you. We're done now. Okay?

[in English] The jury took
an unusually long time to reach a verdict.

They were tough days.

[Aurdal] The jury took three times longer
than any other jury in Norwegian history.

But we have no idea what they will decide.

I had a positive feeling because
I studied the members of the jury

to see who was engaged or not.

During my statement,

I explained how this fits together
from my point of view.

Then I see a few positive signals
from some of them.

And then you get hope that some
of them did understand something.

The jury will now answer yes or no
to the written questions listed.

The list includes two main questions.

The first question is in regard to
complicity in the smuggling of narcotics.

The second question is
in regard to corruption.

FOREMAN OF THE JURY
ANNSTEIN GARNES

Firstly I'd like to say we, the jury,
on our honour and conscience,

have given the following answers
to the listed questions.

Question one, no.

Question three.
Yes, with more than six votes.

The verdict is valid.

And the court will now retire
to consider the jury's ruling.

[Vikre] The first thing he answered was no

to complicity in smuggling drugs.

I was so happy that
I, uh, can't even describe it.

[Aurdal] This is definitely
a huge victory for Eirik Jensen.

To only be convicted of gross corruption

suggests a sentence
of maybe eight years in prison,

release after two-thirds

and enjoying his retirement after that.

[reporter in Norwegian] You could say that
the defence's new strategy was successful

by aggressively attacking the time lines.
And if Jensen is to be believed,

all of this started
with him and his partner

sitting at the kitchen table,
looking for mistakes in the time lines.

[in English] Everyone was, of course,
relieved that one charge had gone.

The lawyers were pretty sure
that we had it.

[Aurdal] The judges
have to approve the verdict.

It's usually just a formality.

They deliberated for about an hour.

Then we're called back in
to hear their final decision.

And... [chuckles]

[chuckles] That's when things got
a bit dramatic in court.

The jury has answered no to question one.

The court of appeal finds
the accused undoubtedly guilty

of the charges in point one,

and unanimously decides
that a new trial will be held

with other judges.

It's like

a b*mb dropped when the judges came back.

- [clamouring]
- [camera shutters clicking]

[reporter in Norwegian] Eirik Jensen,
what are your thoughts now?

Let's leave. Let's go.

- [chattering]
- [camera shutters clicking]

[reporter 2] Drama ensued in court today.

First, Eirik Jensen was
partly acquitted by the jury,

then the judges rejected the verdict.

[Elden in English] It was
a dramatic decision,

because it's the people of the jury

who are supposed to decide
if someone is guilty or not guilty.

Disregarding a verdict is a safety valve,

primarily used when the law
has been applied incorrectly.

There is nothing in this case to indicate
that the jury applied the law incorrectly.

They just simply didn't agree with
Internal Affairs nor the three judges.

- [camera shutters clicking]
- [man in Norwegian] Make room.

[man 2] Make room.

[reporter] Anything to say, Eirik?

[Jensen] I'm disappointed, of course.

I think that in a way it's...

To put it plainly, it's like spitting
in the jury's faces what the court did.

How I'm going to mentally prepare
for another round in court,

I don't know.

[Nina Jensen in English]
It came as a shock.

It was like... like Eirik also said,
like spitting at the jury.

Like it wasn't, um, worth their time.

I am completely convinced

that... that the judges
couldn't make any sense

out of the two contradicting answers.

It's either all or nothing.

We were hoping that
the verdict would stand, but it didn't.

And that... and that...

Yes, that was a bad day.



THE SECOND APPEAL

[reporter in Norwegian] How does
this being the last round affect you?

No, of course it's something
in the back of my mind.

That the consequences
are pretty dire if we fail.

[Vikre in English] After the first appeal,

I thought... [exhales]

..."I have to be realistic."

I was quite prepared
for this to go wrong in round three.

[Stubberud] Eirik was very down
after the first appeal.

Because the verdict was disregarded.

Then he said loud and clear that, um,

"I'm already convicted, in a way.
Nothing works. Nothing."

"What are my chances with new judges

when they've already literally

chopped off my head twice?"

AUTHOR
TORGRIM EGGEN

THE CONNECTION

Neither Eirik Jensen nor any
of the legal professionals or the public

were particularly thrilled that this trial
would be heard a third time.

With the same witnesses,
the same statements, the same arguments.

But as an author, I thought,

"Here I have a chance to see
what the Eirik Jensen case says

about police secrecy."

"What is the downside
in using covert police methods?"

[Aurdal] When such
a highly trusted policeman

is supposedly guilty of gross corruption

and cooperation with one of the country's
worst criminals for several decades,

without being revealed,

then there are a lot of cases that can
be looked at again

in very a different light.

My name is Gunnar Evertsen,

and we ran the so-called
"Mob of the North" in the early '90s.

Eventually the cops got keener
on getting rid of us.

So they initiated what would later
be known as the "Plane Drop Case."

FORMER DIVISION HEAD OF NARCOTICS
ØYVIND OLSEN

Cappelen brought information
about the Mob of the North,

that they were going to
import amphetamine from Holland.

What happened in Holland between
the Norwegians, Cappelen, Eirik Jensen,

I have no idea.

But we were assured
that it was all done by the book.

So the Plane Drop Case has been reviewed
by several district attorneys.

And it's also been through the courts,

and it was found to be reliable.

The thing is there are allegations made
by one key figure in the Plane Drop Case,

who claims that this was
an ill*gal provocation.

[Paul Larsson] Provocation is one

of the non-traditional
methods that can be, uh, utilized.

But there are some clear boundaries
for when it can be used.

You cannot provoke people to commit crimes
they otherwise wouldn't have committed.

The big question is,

"Who was the one who took the initiative

to smuggle the drugs into Norway?"

And for me, it's obvious who did it.

It was individuals who were part
of the so-called Mob of the North.

Well, Øyvind Olsen
and Eirik Jensen's versions

of the Plane Drop Case is,

to put it mildly, incorrect. [chuckles]

Cappelen showed up at my door.
I didn't know him at all.

He offered to get me ten kilos
of amphetamine or more.

Here is a group of policemen...

planning to hire another criminal

to sell me amphetamine
so they can arrest me.

The Norwegian police have no f*cking right
to go to Holland to sell amphetamine,

just like I have no right to buy it.

[chuckles] But that they're the police
really makes it worse, right?

Because they're the ones
planning this crime, not me.

[pool ba*ls clacking]

[Viggo Trosdahl] I have no doubt

that Gunnar Evertsen
was not a model citizen at that time.

But it's about, uh, the method,

and when the method
is so obviously... wrong,

then you need to put your foot down.

It's about doing the... the right thing.

My name is Hilmar Bertheussen,
and I was involved in the Plane Drop Case.

I got eight and a half years.
I served five years and 11 months.

When I got out of prison,
my kids were eight and ten years old.

I missed all the best years with my kids,
and I have myself to blame,

to... to a great extent.

But I got a lot
of f*cking help on the way.

Yeah, and when I found out
just how much they helped me,

it didn't sit right with me, right?

Norway is a country of laws
that we all have to follow,

especially public servants,
like the police.

[Eggen] Looking at the bigger picture,
the Jensen trial could be seen

as the police cleaning house.

Did Eirik Jensen
take the fall for them all?

Are there others
who should be investigated?

[Larsson] There are a series of things
that have not been addressed in this case.

In a way, it's perhaps more interesting
than what we learned in court,

and in connection with Jensen
and Cappelen's relationship.

We have barely touched on the leadership.

What did the leadership do?
What did the leadership know?

How was this handled at the time?

And they are the questions
we would like to know the answer to.

If everyone has been held accountable,
that's another question.

I don't believe so.

[Knut Holen] That Eirik Jensen
has to face the consequences

for his actions is on the up and up.

But I'm still looking for someone
who had prior knowledge of this.

[Rolf Meyer] If his bosses
would have had the courage

or the ability to stop him earlier,

then a lot of this
could have been avoided.

He should have been
stopped a long time ago.

I think part of the reason

things went as far as they did

was Eirik Jensen's position in the police.

It's a pity that attempts to reveal

and to point out these issues

were simply swept under the carpet.

So, someone had heard something,
but it never progressed further.

They didn't want to know.

[Hilmar Bertheussen] We had
a meeting with Kripos in 2011.

And this was three years
before they were arrested.

[Gunnar Evertsen] We told them everything.

RECORDING
KRIPOS INTERVIEW

[detective in Norwegian] What about
Gjermund? What kind of person is he?

[Bertheussen] Norway's
biggest importer of hashish.

[detective] Mm-hmm.

[Evertsen] As far as we understand,

Gjermund Cappelen has one
of those carte blanche deals

with the Oslo police department.

With certain individuals
that I have certain knowledge of.

And he can import
whatever the hell he wants.

And police officers have told me this.
He can import whatever he wants,

as long as he sets people up
for the police.

And he didn't just set us up,
but several others too.

[Bertheussen] There is
no doubt whatsoever.

[Evertsen] One thing is certain.

Everything is not okay
within the Norwegian police.

[detective] Hmm.

This tape proves that we told them
about Gjermund and everything

three years before Cappelen was arrested.

And they didn't give a f*ck.

JENSEN'S FORMER BOSS
ØYVIND NORDGARDEN

[Øyvind Nordgarden in English]
I was proud of Eirik.

Because I felt very secure in his work.

So I was very proud of him at that time.

No warning lights
were flashing for us in the leadership

that something was... was wrong.

I didn't get any signals
that anything was wrong.

At the time, there was no one warning me

that Eirik Jensen
wasn't following the rules,

or that informants
were handled incorrectly.

No one.

So it has been
a horrible case in many ways.

That you really never see the end of.

[Aurdal] The verdict
in this case is of huge significance.

A case like this has the potential
to weaken the public's trust

in not only the police,
but the entire Norwegian system.

[Eggen] How can we as regular people

trust that the police serve us honestly?

OSLO COURTHOUSE

One thing this case has taught us
is that transparency creates trust,

and secrecy creates suspicion.

JUNE 2020

[reporter in Norwegian]
Tomorrow, the verdict will be read

in the appeal of Eirik Jensen.

[reporter 2] He will either leave
the Oslo Courthouse a free man

or serve years in prison,
in the double digits.

[birds chirping]

[in English] We might
have to water today, tonight.

- [Vikre] Huh?
- Might need to water.

- [Vikre] Yes.
- Terribly dry.

[Vikre] I'm thinking of the petunias.
They haven't had water in a while.

[Jensen] Not since it rained.

[Vikre] No.

Should I pack a bag?

[Vikre] Yes, it really hits me
when you talk about bags and that.

I can feel that knot
in my stomach more and more. It's like...

[Jensen] Yeah.

[inhales, sighs]

So the verdict is almost here.

Uh... [sighs]

It's obvious that we've lived
with this case for six years.

So I can really feel in my bones
that the day is coming.

So we are obviously both very tense.

I can't avoid the consequences.

And I'm not so young anymore.

So it's obvious
that such a serious conviction...

would be incredibly tough.

This case has two different stories.

In one of the stories,

I'm a drug lord who's made a lot of money.

The other, uh, version, I'm innocent.

INTERVIEWS

There are many elements to this case.

Communication, financial...

and of course,
a relationship that went too far.

But handling informants
is a complex business.

You often have to go very close

up to the line... practically.

And sometimes
you actually have to cross it.

I worked against drugs for 26, 27 years.

So to be accused
of drug smuggling and corruption

is hell.

If you look on Wikipedia,
it says "drug smuggler and policeman."

And if it were to stay like that,

it would be a... catastrophe.

[ticking]

[in Norwegian] How will you handle
a verdict up to 21 years if convicted?

That's impossible to say.

[reporter] If convicted,
is it a miscarriage of justice,

or have you done things
that deserve punishment?

[Jensen] I think most police officers
have done things that deserve punishment.

[reporter 2] What's it like now?

Honestly, it's horrible right now.
It's indescribable.

[Mikael Ali] When I was in the scene,

Eirik was in a way, the enemy,
and I was the bad guy.

FORMER MEMBER, YOUNG g*ns
MIKAEL ALI

You can't forget the great work he did.

- [alarm blaring]
- [siren wailing]

When the top brass needed
someone to clean up, they used Eirik.

[inaudible]

[man coughs]

[judge in English]
The verdict will be read first.

Then the court will read
the reasons for the verdict.

The verdict will now be read,

and I ask that everyone stand
when the verdict is read.

The verdict.

Eirik Jensen, born July 30, 1957...

is convicted and sentenced

to imprisonment for 21 years.

The appeals court
also completely disregard the claims

that Jensen's motive
for maintaining contact with Cappelen

was of a professional police nature.

The same applies to the claim
that Jensen never received money

or favours from Cappelen.

[Halvard Leirvik in Norwegian] Only once
did Cappelen bring forward information

which led to a specific police action.

[in English] The court believes
that in hindsight,

it is strange that
there were not better control procedures

in the Oslo police district,

which could expose
the many breaches of standards by Jensen

in his contact with Cappelen.

[chattering]

[sobbing]

[Jensen sighs]

[reporter in Norwegian]
Any comments, Eirik?

[Jensen] No.

[sighs]

- [reporter] Yes. Eirik.
- Do you have any comments?

No.

I'm from Internal Affairs. I'm here
to arrest you. You are under arrest, so...

OFFICIALLY THE BIGGEST POLICE SCANDAL
IN PEACETIME

THE END OF EIRIK JENSEN

EIRIK JENSEN WAS NOT A COP.
HE WAS A CROOK.

[Vikre in English] Twenty-one years.

I can't describe

how much those words hurt.

And... and I lost my boyfriend, um,

right there and then, in a way.

That's essentially what happened.

[Holen] His conviction is a major blow
for the Norwegian police.

If the police, in special cases like this,
can't trust each other

and become part of criminal networks,

then we can start comparing ourselves

with countries we absolutely don't want
to be compared to.

[Cecilie Blegeberg] He was a policeman.
He was supposed to protect society.

I think that he just took advantage
of his situation

and thought that nobody could touch him.

[Ali] As a member of society,
I feel like I owe him a thank you.

Thank you for working
against criminals like I used to be.

This is a man
who deserves a medal for his efforts.

And instead, society decides
to throw him in jail for 21 years.

It's just crazy.

[Stubberud] I think young officers today,

they don't think they see themselves
in Eirik.

I think
they see him like a part of history

and the old guard,
and they were like cowboys.

But it's possible that more Eirik Jensens
will appear within the police.

I think that would be
a good thing for the Norwegian police.

You always need someone
to push the boundaries

and challenge the system for the better.

[in Norwegian] I'm happy they believed me.
That's my only comment.

[camera shutters clicking]

[in English] It has always been important
for Cappelen to be believed.

He was believed in the court of appeal.

He was also believed
in the district court.

Jensen's appeal
to the Supreme Court has been denied.

The verdict is final
and should have been the end.

[Eva Jensen] I hope
I live to see Eirik acquitted.

[man] What will you do then?

Give him a big hug. [laughing]

KONGSVINGER PRISON

Here is my motivation wall.

Lots of nice cards.

Here's another picture
of when things were still pretty good.

Something like, what should I say,

gives almost like endorphins.

It gives me something positive.

So...

we've been so lucky
to get an office section.

That's what keeps me going.

That I'm busy reading
through documents all the time.

I'm innocent.
I've been convicted on a false statement.

And now I've discovered
that the police used ill*gal provocations

to establish a criminal case
against Cappelen and myself.

To make it crystal clear,

I won't give up
until all the cards are on the table.

I see that my mother, she's 88,

that she's struggling with this.

I know that my sister
is struggling with this.

I know that Ragna is struggling with it.

You do feel guilty.

Because of the hell
they have to go through.

But they want me to stay the course
and show that I'm right.

All my life, I've fought against
what I think is wrong.

And this is wrong.

So obviously, the odds
of succeeding are not in your favour,

but that's not a reason to give up.

EIRIK JENSEN SUBMITTED AN APPEAL

TO THE EUROPEAN COURT
OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2021

THE APPEAL WAS DISMISSED

HIS LAWYERS HAVE SIGNALLED

THAT THEY WILL FILE
A MOTION TO REOPEN THE CASE

[man] Roll scene, take one.

RAGNA AND EIRIK ARE STILL TOGETHER

AND SHE FREQUENTLY VISITS HIM IN PRISON

GJERMUND CAPPELEN DID NOT WISH
TO BE INTERVIEWED

BUT HAS RELEASED HIS DEFENCE ATTORNEYS

FROM THEIR CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

HE CAN APPLY FOR PAROLE IN 2022

THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS BUREAU DID NOT WISH

TO BE INTERVIEWED ABOUT THE CASE

THEY REFER TO EIRIK JENSEN'S SIGNALS

THAT HE WISHES TO FILE
A MOTION TO REOPEN THE CASE

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL

AND CURRENT LEADERSHIP IN THE OSLO POLICE

DID NOT WISH TO COMMENT
FOR THE SAME REASON

IN MAY 2021

AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY
INTO THE OSLO POLICE WAS MADE PUBLIC

[in Norwegian] The Oslo police
leadership failed.

That was the conclusion of a committee
looking into the Eirik Jensen case.

How could this have happened?

And how
could it have carried on for so long?

[reporter] Now the Oslo police
are facing devastating criticism.

For years they neglected to follow up

on warnings that the policeman
didn't follow informant protocol.

[exhaling]

EIRIK JENSEN HAS BEEN IN PRISON SINCE 2020

[panting]

[grunts]

[panting]

[door creaks]

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