PRI 19 LETIH NAJET ZA MORILCA: V tujino odpotoval z eno samo nalogo, zdaj bo 20 let za zapahi (VIDEO)

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Sodišče Old Bailey v Londonu je v petek, 16. oktobra, 19-letnega norveškega državljana Johannesa Kongsnesa Natlanda obsodilo na 20 let zapora zaradi zarote za umor. Po odločitvi sodišča bo moral za zapahi prestati najmanj 13 let, poroča Metopolitanska policija.

Preiskava britanske protiteroristične policije je razkrila, da je mladenič v Veliko Britanijo pripotoval marca lani, potem ko je prek družbenih omrežij prejel ponudbo za izvedbo strelskega napada. Za umor mu je bila obljubljena nagrada v višini 25.000 evrov.

Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, has been jailed for 20 years after travelling to Britain to carry out a contract killing for an organised crime network linked to Iran. Natland, a former footballer from Stavanger, Norway, was recruited online through contacts linked to the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish organised crime group sanctioned by Britain and the United States over its involvement in violence against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe on behalf of Iran. Messages recovered from his phone showed he had been offered £21,500 for the killing and given instructions by a contact using the name Agent 47. The handler told him where to travel, which flight to take and where to collect the weapons and money. On 17 March 2025, Natland flew into Manchester Airport using a temporary Norwegian passport. He told Border Force officers he had come to visit online gaming friends and see local landmarks, but was refused entry and instructed to return to the airport for a flight home. Instead, he travelled to Huddersfield, where he collected £2,000 in cash and a bag containing a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver and ammunition from a concealed location. He was also directed towards a stolen Nissan Qashqai with cloned number plates, intended to be used in the killing. Evidence presented in court showed Natland had been communicating with his handlers and friends in Norway throughout the operation. Before leaving, he told his girlfriend he was going on a mission. After collecting the weapons, he sent her a photograph of himself holding a firearm. When a friend asked whether he had tested the weapons, he replied: "Hell no. They will be tested on the guy." Natland claimed he had never genuinely intended to carry out the killing and planned to shoot himself in the foot to escape the mission. However, prosecutors presented messages, CCTV footage and other evidence showing he had prepared for the assassination, and the jury convicted him of conspiracy to murder. At around 5.15am on 19 March 2025, armed counter-terrorism officers raided Natland’s hotel room and arrested him before the planned killing could take place. Investigators used CCTV footage from Manchester Airport, the hotel and the locations where he collected the weapons to reconstruct his movements. The investigation also identified other suspected participants. A 27-year-old man arrested in September 2025 on suspicion of conspiracy to murder was later released under investigation, while two men arrested in Bradford in May 2026 over suspected handling of the stolen car were released on bail. Police say their investigation into those suspected of helping Natland obtain the weapons and vehicle remains ongoing. On Friday, 16 October 2026, Natland was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to murder, with a minimum of 13 years to be served in custody. He also received a concurrent five-year sentence for firearms and ammunition offences to which he had previously pleaded guilty. Judge Mrs Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said Natland had agreed to act as an enforcer and pursued the plan despite having opportunities to withdraw. She said she was sure he would have carried out the killing had police not intervened. The intended target has not been publicly identified. #UKNews #CrimeNews #Huddersfield #Iran

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Navodila za umor dobival prek družbenih omrežij

Po ugotovitvah preiskovalcev je Natland že med bivanjem na Norveškem prejemal sporočila osebe, ki je uporabljala uporabniško ime Agent 47. Ta mu je posredovala natančna navodila za potovanje v Veliko Britanijo, vključno z izbiro letalskega poleta, prevzemom denarja, nastanitvijo in lokacijo skritega orožja.

Na letališče v Manchestru je prispel 17. marca 2025. Po prihodu se je s taksijem odpravil na gozdnato območje v bližini Huddersfielda, kjer je prevzel torbo z orožjem.

Policisti so na podlagi posnetkov nadzornih kamer in podatkov iz njegovega telefona pozneje rekonstruirali njegovo gibanje.

Iz sporočil, ki so jih preiskovalci našli na telefonu, je bilo razvidno, da je prejel tudi zemljevide, fotografije in videoposnetke, ki so prikazovali natančno lokacijo skritega orožja.

Stavanger Aftenblad: Tre tenåringer tiltalt i drapsforbund-saken i England. Johannes Kongsnes Natland er dømt i England for drapsforbund. Nå er tre andre tenåringer fra Stavanger tiltalt for å ha bidratt. Det skriver Stavanger Aftenblad som viser til tiltalen mot de tre tenåringene fra britisk rett. Tenåringene på 19, 18 og 17 år er tiltalt for medvirkning til drapsforsøk. Saken skal opp i Sør-Rogaland tingrett i høst. – Slik vi ser på det, er dette tre karer i Stavanger som på ulikt vis har medvirket med et visst bidrag inn mot særlig 19-åringen som reiste til England, sier statsadvokat Geir Evanger til avisen.

— Helene Tveiten (@HeleneTveit1) August 4, 2026

Pod hotelsko posteljo dve pištoli in 19 nabojev

Britanska policija je Natlanda aretirala v zgodnjih jutranjih urah 19. marca 2025 v hotelu, kjer je bil nastanjen.

Med preiskavo sobe so policisti pod njegovo posteljo našli plastično vrečo, v kateri sta bili polavtomatska pištola in revolver ter 19 nabojev.

Po navedbah vodje londonske protiteroristične policije Helen Flanagan so ga prijeli le nekaj ur pred načrtovano izvedbo umora.

Pravočasno aretacijo je omogočilo sodelovanje britanskih protiterorističnih preiskovalcev, policije Zahodnega Yorkshira in norveških varnostnih organov.

Povezava s kriminalno mrežo Foxtrot

Britanski preiskovalci so ugotovili, da je Natland navodila očitno prejemal od osebe, povezane z organizirano kriminalno mrežo Foxtrot.

Gre za kriminalno združbo, proti kateri sta Velika Britanija in ZDA uvedli sankcije zaradi njene vpletenosti v organiziranje nasilnih napadov na judovske in izraelske tarče v Evropi v imenu iranskega režima.

Helen Flanagan je ob tem poudarila, da preiskovalcem ni uspelo ugotoviti, kdo naj bi bil tarča konkretnega načrtovanega umora.

Prav tako v tem primeru niso našli dokazov o neposredni povezavi z Iranom. Po opozorilih britanske policije tuje države za izvajanje nasilnih dejanj vse pogosteje uporabljajo kriminalne posrednike, ki posameznike novačijo prek spleta in jim obljubljajo visoka denarna plačila.

Na sodišču trdil, da se je nameraval ustreliti v nogo

Natland je med sojenjem zanikal, da bi nameraval dejansko izvesti naročeni umor. Zagovarjal se je, da se je nameraval ustreliti v nogo, s čimer bi se izognil izvedbi napada in hkrati morebitnim posledicam, če bi nalogo preprosto zavrnil.

Porota njegovemu zagovoru ni verjela. Na podlagi zbranih dokazov ga je spoznala za krivega zarote za umor.

Poleg 20-letne zaporne kazni je zaradi nezakonitega posedovanja orožja in streliva, za kar je krivdo že predhodno priznal, prejel še pet let zapora. Kazni bo prestajal sočasno, zato se skupna dolžina zaporne kazni ne poveča.

Preiskava drugih osumljencev se nadaljuje

Britanska protiteroristična policija še naprej preiskuje, kdo je Natlandu pomagal priskrbeti orožje in ukradeno vozilo, ki naj bi bilo povezano z načrtovanim kaznivim dejanjem.

Septembra 2025 so zaradi suma sodelovanja pri načrtovanju umora aretirali 27-letnega moškega, ki so ga pozneje izpustili, preiskava zoper njega pa se nadaljuje.

V Bradfordu so policisti prijeli še dva moška, stara 30 in 27 let, zaradi suma ravnanja z ukradenim vozilom. Po zaslišanju so ju izpustili proti varščini.

Identiteta predvidene žrtve in vseh oseb, ki so sodelovale pri organizaciji načrtovanega umora, tako za zdaj ostaja nerazjasnjena, še pojasnjuje Metropolitanska policija.