US EditionNorwegian court finds Islamist guilty of orchestrating deadly 2022 Pride attack
Arfan Bhatti received a 30-year sentence for complicity in the 2022 Oslo Pride attack that killed two and wounded eight, with authorities citing missed intelligence warnings.
- A Norwegian court on Friday found Arfan Bhatti, a 48-year-old Norwegian citizen born in Oslo, guilty and sentenced him to 30 years, with Bhatti planning to appeal.
- On June 25, 2022, a lone gunman opened fire at the London Pub during Oslo Pride, killing two and wounding eight; the shooter, Iranian-born Norwegian Zaniar Matapour, was convicted of murder and terrorism in July 2024.
- Bhatti stood trial accused of complicity despite reportedly being in Pakistan and was extradited to Norway in 2024, where two forensic psychiatric experts found him criminally responsible.
- Bhatti pleaded not guilty and his lawyers John Christian Elden and Bernt Heiberg said he has appealed forthwith, maintaining he had no involvement in the shooting.
- Dozens more suffered lesser injuries in the chaos that followed, and an independent inquiry, 2023 concluded police could have prevented the attack acting on a tip-off from a foreign intelligence agency.
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Norway jails Pak man for 30 years
A Norwegian court on Friday found an man guilty of orchestrating a deadly shooting at a gay bar during Oslo's 2022 Pride celebrations, sentencing him to the country's maximum term of 30 years in prison. Arfan Bhatti, a 48-year-old Norwegian citizen born in Oslo, stood trial on charges of complicity in aggravated terrorism for planning the attack even though he was in Pakistan at the time of the shooting. Two people died and eight others were wou…
Norwegian court finds Islamist guilty of orchestrating deadly 2022 Pride attack
A Norwegian court on Friday found an Islamist man guilty of orchestrating a deadly shooting at a gay bar during Oslo's 2022 Pride celebrations, sentencing him to the country's maximum term of 30 years in prison.
30-Year Sentence in Oslo Pride Shooting: Arfan Bhatti Convicted
A Norwegian court has sentenced Arfan Bhatti to 30 years for orchestrating a deadly shooting during Oslo's 2022 Pride celebrations. Bhatti was found guilty of terrorism complicity despite being in Pakistan during the attack. The verdict may be appealed as Bhatti remains criminally responsible according to psychiatric experts.
Arfan Bhatti was sentenced to 30 years in prison for orchestrating from abroad the murderous attack on the LGBT+ community in Oslo in 2022, perpetrated by Zaniar Matapour, who was also sentenced to 30 years. The case re-launched the debates on security and prevention of radicalization in Norway. The article Norway: 30 years in prison for the organizer of the homophobic bombing of Oslo in 2022 appeared first on the Association STOP homophobia.
Norwegian court finds man guilty of orchestrating 2022 terrorist attack
A Norwegian court on Friday found 48-year-old Arfan Bhatti guilty of orchestrating the deadly 2022 terrorist attack against Oslo’s LGBTIQA+ community. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. The attack was carried out by lone gun man Zaniar Matapour who was born in Iran but moved to Norway. On the eve of Oslo’s Pride celebrations in 2022 he opened fire on the London Pub – the centre of the city’s LGBTIQA+ community, and a nearby bar. OSLO, NO – …
A Norwegian court today sentenced 48-year-old Arfan Bhatti to 30 years in prison for his role in a terrorist attack in Oslo on June 25, 2022. Two people were killed and nine were injured in the attack. It was at a nightclub where people had gathered the night before Oslo Pride, the city's pride parade. The judge in the case says there is no doubt that the attack was directed at the gay community in Norway. The man pleaded not guilty in court. NR…
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