Eirik Jensen (born 30 July 1957) is a Norwegian
convicted felon
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and former
policeman
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who was found guilty of
drug trafficking and
corruption in 2017. Jensen was sentenced to 21 years in prison, the maximum
determinate penalty allowed by Norwegian law. In 2023, he was released from prison; this
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release will last for six months - during that time he will not have to stay in prison.
Jensen was a police superintendent with the
Oslo
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Police Department until his arrest on charges of drug trafficking and corruption in 2014, in a case known as the Cappelen–Jensen affair. He was convicted by the
Oslo District Court
Oslo District Court ( no, Oslo tingrett) is a district court located in Oslo, Norway. This court is based at the Oslo Courthouse in the city of Oslo. The court serves the entire city of Oslo and the court is subordinate to the Borgarting Court of ...
of gross
corruption and drug trafficking for his role in
Gjermund Cappelen's drug trafficking operation, and was sentenced to the maximum penalty in
Norway
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, 21 years' imprisonment.
He was again convicted and sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment by
Borgarting Court of Appeal
The Borgarting Court of Appeal ( no, Borgarting lagmannsrett) is one of six intermediate courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Oslo. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Oslo and western Viken. ...
in 2020. The Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal in November 2020. He has served his sentence at
Kongsvinger Prison since 2020.
Jensen is the subject of the 2022
Netflix
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documentary ''Mr. Good: Cop Or Crook?'' He has also published a crime novel and an autobiography.
Career prior to arrest
Jensen served in the Norwegian police force from 1977 to 2014; he was promoted to superintendent and had a key role in the Oslo Police Department's efforts against
organised crime
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. He formally retired from the police in December 2016, after his indictment for drug trafficking and corruption.
Conviction for drug trafficking and corruption
Jensen was arrested in 2014 and charged with gross corruption and drug trafficking; in 2017 he was convicted by Oslo District Court of gross corruption, drug trafficking and
criminal possession of weapons, and sentenced to the maximum penalty in Norway, 21 years' imprisonment.
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On appeal he was found guilty by the jury, but only of the charge of gross corruption; however the judges declared that the verdict was obviously wrong and that Jensen was obviously guilty of all charges and therefore invalidated the jury verdict and ordered a new trial without a jury. In 2020 Jensen was found guilty of all charges by Borgarting Court of Appeal and sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment; this concluded the case as the guilty verdict cannot be appealed.
Jensen published an autobiography titled ''På innsiden'' ( no, On the Inside) in 2015 and a crime novel titled ''Attentatet'' in 2016.