Had Marius’ name been Ubaydullah, Mohammed, Arfan, Mullah, Souhaila or Aisha, there is no doubt that he would have been released in order to visit his mother.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant, and doctors say that in order to be placed on the list of those requiring new lungs, one must have one year left to live. At the same time, her son Marius remains in custody, and the police and prosecution authorities refuse to release him.
“No special treatment for the Royal Family,” they say. And that is correct, especially in Marius’ case, as he has committed a serious offence. But why does the exact opposite principle apply to terrorists and Islamists in Norway?
Those who have committed incomprehensible acts, hate us, and actively attack Norwegian society receive special treatment time and again. The terrorists pictured above are only a few among many, but among the most notorious. All of them have been treated with kid gloves by the Norwegian justice system and the media.
We remember the men from Profetens Ummah, who were portrayed as superstars in the media, and Arfan Bhatti, who appeared in court wearing a traditional Norwegian wool sweater, exactly as they preferred us to see him: as a Norwegian from Gudbrandsdalen.
Not to mention Mullah Krekar, who was treated like a misunderstood grandfather and smiled in selfies with people such as Anders Magnus. This was the terrorist who founded the al-Qaeda-linked group Ansar al-Islam and lived in Norway for decades as a recognised terrorist threat, despite repeatedly issuing death threats against Norwegian politicians.
And then there was the airline hijacker who got a job at NRK. It was a long time ago, but we should not forget it. Many of our younger readers may never even have heard of it. It is an episode that surpasses all absurdity, even by Norwegian standards.
Special treatment by the courts, the media and politicians
Here is a summary of the pictured terrorists, who practically got away with anything. What they all have in common are the many chances they were given by the courts, the media and politicians. Many of the crimes they committed could have been avoided had they received the same “Marius treatment”.
Arfan Qadeer Bhatti has a 30-year history of serious violence, stabbings, shootings, the 2006 synagogue shooting, and in January 2026 was convicted as the principal planner behind the terrorist attack on London Pub on 25 June 2022. Had he received the punishment he deserved 30 years ago, Kåre Arvid Hesvik and Jon Erik Isachsen would still be alive.
Bhatti’s wife, Aisha Shazadi Kausar, travelled to Syria, joined ISIS, and has been charged with complicity in the 2022 Oslo terror attack. She was only one of many ISIS women whom Norwegian media and politicians fought tooth and nail to bring back to Norway.
Zaniar Matapour carried out the shooting outside London Pub, where two people were killed and nine seriously wounded. He had a lengthy criminal record involving violence, threats and drug abuse, and had been known to the PST since 2015. Nevertheless, he largely remained under the radar until the attack.
Mansour Injeh, one of the Iranian aircraft hijackers, took part in the hijacking of a Russian Aeroflot aircraft in 1993 and forced it to land at Gardermoen. Nevertheless, he was granted residency in Norway and a job at NRK. A video of NRK’s interview is included at the end of this article. It encapsulates Norway’s indulgence towards terrorists in a nutshell.
Mansour’s brother, Farhad Mohammadi Injeh, was also one of the hijackers. In 2018 he was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for organising the import and distribution of large quantities of methamphetamine.
Mohyeldeen Mohammad, Ubaydullah Hussain, Arfan Bhatti and Bastian Vasquez were all members of the notorious Profetens Ummah, a Salafi-jihadist Islamist organisation based in Oslo. They were inspired by Anwar al-Awlaki, a senior member of al-Qaeda. Profetens Ummah supported ISIS and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Several members joined ISIS during the Syrian civil war. Ubaydullah Hussain was later convicted of recruiting at least seven Norwegians to ISIS.
Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow was one of the perpetrators behind the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya in 2013. He grew up in Larvik, was an active and prominent jihadist on internet forums, and maintained close ties with leading members of Profetens Ummah. Yet he was merely summoned for “conversations” with the PST. Imagine if they had taken him seriously. He later became responsible for the deaths of 71 people and the wounding of nearly 200 others.
Souhaila Sami Andrawes was a Palestinian militant and a member of the PFLP. In 1977 she participated in the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 in Mogadishu, during which the pilot, Jürgen Schumann, was shot dead. She was the only one of the four hijackers to survive and was herself shot in the legs and lungs. Andrawes was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in Somalia but was released after only one year on health grounds.
In 1991 she moved to Oslo with her husband, the Palestinian academic Ahmad Abu Matar, and their daughter. She was tracked down by the PST in 1994 and extradited to Germany in 1995, where she was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for terrorism. She was released after only three years because of “poor health”. Today Andrawes still lives in Oslo with her husband and daughter.
Rustam Louis Foss was portrayed as a saint after being shot dead by police at Bislett in 2021. He ran barefoot through the streets with a knife, chasing random people. This was not the first time, as he had previously stabbed a man and had an extensive criminal record.
Norwegians are made examples of
Then we have the ISIS woman from Somalia who arrived in Norway in 2013 with five children. In 2019 she became the first woman in Norway to be convicted for participation in a terrorist organisation after attempting to travel to Syria to marry a Norwegian ISIS fighter.
After serving her sentence, she was due to be deported, but could not be returned to Somalia. The following is taken from NRK’s reporting and illustrates just how profoundly wrong things have become in Norway:
According to information obtained by NRK, she now lives in municipal housing in Oslo and receives close support, including from a dedicated mentor. This was confirmed by police prosecutor Marianne Aune.
“The purpose of the public-sector cooperation is to prevent problems and to facilitate the best possible quality of life for her, given the circumstances,” Aune told NRK.
These are only a few examples from recent years. And let us not even begin discussing those who rape, participate in gang rapes, kill Norwegians, or carry out random violent attacks against Norwegians, such as the four involved on 17 May this year. All receive special treatment from the courts, the media and politicians.
Time and again we see ethnic Norwegians made into cautionary examples to prove that “the system works”, while the real terrorists and habitual criminals are handled with kid gloves. There is no doubt that Progress Party leader Sylvi Listhaug was right when she said in 2018 that the Labour Party believes terrorists’ rights are more important than the security of the realm.
Terrorists’ rights are also considered more important than the rights of ordinary Norwegians. Had Marius’ name been Ubaydullah, Mohammed, Arfan, Souhaila or Aisha, there is no doubt that he would have been released in order to visit his mother.
Where is Harald Heide Steen Jr.?
When one watches the clip from NRK’s 2002 interview with Mansour Injeh, nine years after the hijacking, one almost expects Harald Heide Steen to appear as the Russian pilot. Unfortunately, it is not comedy. It is Norway’s indulgence towards terrorism in a nutshell.