Marius Borg Høiby, the stepless son of the Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon, has lost his diplomatic passport according to the information of the weekly SE OG Hør. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed this report, but the reason for the withdrawal of the document did not indicate. According to the Norwegian media, the reason is the accusation of rape.
According to SE OG Hør, it is not known when Høiby had to pass the passport, it could have happened six months ago. At the same time, the magazine recalled that Holders of diplomatic passports must not use them for private trips, but only on official roads with other family members.
Passport withdrawal came after it was Høiby at the end of June accused of several crimes, including one case of rape with sexual intercourse, two cases of rape without sexual intercourse, four cases of sexual assault and two cases of bodily harm. According to Sturly Henriksbø, the number of damaged persons should be double -digit.
Police investigation is based At testimonies, text messages and materials found during house searches. Police lawyer Andreas Kruszewski said Høiby has been working with the question.
“Marius faces serious accusations that the police and the courts will deal with. I believe they are doing a good job. As family and parents, we wanted Marius to get help and work for a long time,” He said Prince Haakon, who commented on the case in November for the Norwegian television NRK.
Among the people who blame Høiby is also the Norwegian media personality Linni Meister. He claims that it was attacked in 2018 during a party in the basement of the Castle Skaugum, where Høiby at that time organized events known as the scaugum festivals. “He has no respect for himself or to the family, and not at all to the victims. It’s painful,” Povedala V podcast Tits and Lillemor.
Høiby charges in many cases rejects, especially in terms of sexual violence and bodily harmHis lawyer Petar Sekulic said. Until the court’s decision has the right to the assumption of innocence.
