We have just learned that Varg Vikernes and his wife, Marie Chachet have been released from a French prison. The Burzum mastermind, along with his wife, were arrested on Monday on suspicion of planning terrorist acts on their rural French farm, after Varg's wife decided to purchase four firearms, which she did so legally, with permit. Authorities have not been able to pin Varg down with any specific crime.
NKR.no has confirmed that the couple have been released at 7pm on Thursday night (presumably 1pm Eastern time) after police were "unable to identify specific terrorist plans or terrorist target."
However, Varg is not free and clear just yet. The same report states Varg must appear in court in a few weeks over a "breach of racism law in France." France apparently has pretty strict hate speech laws which Varg has clearly violated with his blog entries.
We'll keep you posted on further developments. Here is all of our previous coverage of this story.
