Process
Both the Norwegian paramilitary forces within the kingdom (Milorg) and the Norwegian police forces that had been trained in Sweden, were well briefed and prepared ahead of the official liberation on 8 May 1945. The government viewed it as paramount to avoid lynching or other extrajudicial punishment. Though this was largely avoided, 28,750 individuals were arrested over the following few days. Most of these were released quickly, but by August 1946, between 5,000 and 6,000 were still detained.
The Norwegian attorney general (the highest prosecuting authority in Norway) was responsible for the prosecution, in this case Sven Arntzen. Considerable public and internal debate accompanied the trials from beginning to end, with Arntzen himself playing a highly public role in establishing the principles that should drive the trials.
Read more about this topic: Legal Purge In Norway After World War II
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