MURDER: Scotland Yard's Wanted Farouk Abdulhak and Hundreds March For Murdered Socialite

[M.T. Al-Mansouri, Ph.D.]

Anna Pollitt, Sky News Online : Hundreds of Norwegians took to the streets to urge politicians to act over the murder of a young student in Britain

Martine Vik Magnussen was raped and strangled in London last year The family of Martine Vik Magnussen's family were joined by around 1,000 people in a torchlit procession in Oslo to urge politicians to do more to bring the suspected killer to justice. The crowd gathered outside the Norwegian parliamentary building before marching to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms Vik Magnussen, a Norweigan socialite, who was studying in London, was last seen on March 14 last year leaving a nightclub. Her strangled, semi-naked body was found on March 16 last year dumped under rubble in the basement of a block of flats in Great Portland Street, central London. Billionaire playboy Farouk Abdulhak, 22, was named by Scotland Yard investigators as the prime suspect in the case but he fled the country hours after the murder. Mr Abdulhak, who moved to London as a child, is believed to be hiding in his native Yemen where there is no extradition agreement with Britain.

Suspect Farouk Abdulhak Police passed their investigation to the Crown Prosecution Service last year and Mr Abdulhak is on Scotland Yard's Most Wanted List, but an international arrest warrant has not yet been secured. Friends of Ms Vik Magnussen's family hope the march will put pressure on government ministers to do more to bring Mr Abdulhak to London to be questioned and put on trial. Organiser Sophie Terkelsen, 24, a close friend of the family who advertised the procession on Facebook, said Miss Vik Magnussen's parents were happy with the turnout on a chilly night in Oslo. She said campaigners were pleased with the "enormous" efforts of Scotland Yard and the British authorities to bring her friend's killer to justice. "Martine was a Norwegian citizen. We think it's about time that the Norwegian authorities raise their voice internationally. "We think it's important that the Norwegian authorities show the world that they have to show concrete justice and put pressure on the Yemeni authorities."

Ms Magnussen studied in London The unsolved murder of Ms Vik Magnussen featured in a television documentary in Norway last month. She was last seen by friends leaving the trendy Mayfair Maddox nightclub with Mr Abdulhak after celebrating getting the best results in her class. Ms Vik Magnussen and Mr Abdulhak were students at Regent's Business School and part of the same young international social set. His father is billionaire businessman Shaher Abdulhak who founded Shaher Trading and whose empire now includes petroleum, soft drinks, tourism and property. Yemen has no extradition treaty with Britain, but it may be possible to set up a one-off legal agreement to secure his return. Farouk Abdulhak (dob 18.02.1987) is wanted in connection with the murder of Martine Vik-Magnussen, whose body was found inside the basement of 222 Great Portland Street, London on 16.03.2008. Farouk Abdulhak of Yemeni and Egyptian origins, was at the time studying at Regents Business School London and is known to have fled to Yemen immediately following the murder. He is known to have connections in Europe, the USA and other Middle Eastern countries. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information to contact the Scotland Yard’s Wanted Hotline on 0207 233 4128 or, if you wish to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.