In October, the brothers, who’re amongst seven Ingebrigtsen youngsters, wrote that they nonetheless felt discomfort and worry about Gjert and needed to inform their story publicly due to intense media protection in Norway about their break up with him.
“We’ve got grown up with a father who has been very aggressive and controlling and who has used bodily violence and threats as a part of his upbringing,” they stated.
“We nonetheless really feel discomfort and worry which has been in us since childhood.
“Two years in the past, the identical aggression and bodily punishment struck once more. It was the drop that made the cup run over.”
On Monday, Gjert’s lawyer, John Christian Elden, once more maintained his shopper’s innocence.
“Regarding the dismissed costs, we concur that there is no such thing as a proof to counsel that Mr Ingebrigtsen has dedicated any act punishable by regulation,” he stated in an announcement to BBC Sport.
“Furthermore, Mr Ingebrigtsen disputes the account of occasions that kind the idea of the indictment and, as such, doesn’t acknowledge any legal wrongdoing.”
He added they intend to contest the claims “vigorously” in court docket.
In addition to being Olympic champion, Jakob is a two-time 5,000m world champion and is getting ready for this summer season’s Olympics in Paris whereas Henrik and Filip have been European 1500m champions in 2012 and 2016 respectively.
