Arnstein Øverkil (29 March 1937 – 27 February 2014) was a Norwegian police chief and civil servant. He was born in

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, and from 1985 to 2002 he was the chief of police in

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and

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Police District. In 2003 he was appointed as acting director of the

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. He left in 2004 when a permanent replacement for

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finally was found. Øverkil came to the Police Security Service from the job as police advisor for

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, with whom he gained contact during the

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. Øverkil was also a central member of the

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. He was in

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during the

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of February 2006 when TIPH observers were attacked by Palestinians and withdrawn. The attack had a connection to the

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. He was a

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, and resided in

. Øverkil died on 27 February 2014 from

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.Arnstein Øverkil death notice
, ''Aftenposten''

References

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