Marius Borg Høiby will attend the bier ceremony for King Harald V of Norway while under house arrest.
Marius Borg Høiby is scheduled to participate in the bier ceremony for the late King Harald V in Oslo. Although currently under house arrest at the royal estate of Skaugum, Høiby will be allowed to join the Norwegian royal family to pay respects to the king before his funeral next week.
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Defense attorney Petar Sekulic stated that Høiby is being given the opportunity to participate in the natural parts of the program. The Oslo police approved the request, and the prosecution found reason to grant the exit from house arrest for the ceremony. Høiby was released from prison to house arrest with electronic monitoring in July. He was sentenced to four years in prison in June by the Oslo District Court for two counts of rape, assaulting a former girlfriend, and several other offenses. While his legal team is appealing the sentence, Høiby has denied the most serious charges, including the rape convictions, but admitted guilt on lesser offenses.
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