In October, the brothers, who’re amongst seven Ingebrigtsen kids, wrote that they nonetheless felt discomfort and concern about Gjert and needed to inform their story publicly due to intense media protection in Norway about their break up with him.
“We now have 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 concern 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 consumer’s innocence.
“Regarding the dismissed fees, we concur that there is no such thing as a proof to recommend that Mr Ingebrigtsen has dedicated any act punishable by regulation,” he stated in a press release to BBC Sport.
“Furthermore, Mr Ingebrigtsen disputes the account of occasions that kind the premise of the indictment and, as such, doesn’t acknowledge any prison wrongdoing.”
He added they intend to contest the claims “vigorously” in courtroom.
In addition to being Olympic champion, Jakob is a two-time 5,000m world champion and is making ready for this summer time’s Olympics in Paris whereas Henrik and Filip had been European 1500m champions in 2012 and 2016 respectively.