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		</div><p>The eldest son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been released from custody after his arrest last week on rape allegations, his lawyer said.</p>
<p>Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, and the son of Ms Mette-Marit from a previous relationship. He has no royal title or official duties.</p>
<p>Borg Hoiby was arrested last week in Oslo on a preliminary charge of having had “sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or for other reasons unable to resist the act”, police said.</p>
<p>In Norway, a preliminary charge comes before a formal charge and allows authorities to detain suspects during an investigation.</p>
<p>At the time, the authorities did not say when the alleged rape occurred. Norwegian media reported that Borg Hoiby denied the accusation.</p>
<p>Prosecutor Andreas Kruszewski said on Wednesday that police had reviewed the evidence seized in connection with Borg Hoiby’s arrest and had conducted witness interviews.</p>
<p>Oslo police said in a statement that the decision was taken not to seek the further detention of Borg Hoiby.</p>
<p>“As of now, we can no longer see that there is a risk of evidence being tampered with,” it said.</p>
<p>The statement added that a police investigation has been launched into “a further matter relating to sexual offences”, without giving details of that case.</p>
<p>Oyvind Bratlien, Borg Hoiby’s defence lawyer, said his client’s release was “not surprising”.</p>
<p>“He shouldn’t have been imprisoned at all,” Mr Bratlien told broadcaster NRK. He later confirmed to Norwegian news agency NTB that his client had been released.</p>
<p>The royal palace had no comment regarding the allegations against Borg Hoiby, NTB said.</p>
<p>Borg Hoiby lives with the royal couple and their two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus.</p>
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