On Tuesday, the verdict came in the case where the former general manager of Miljøservice Eide and Miljøservice Averøy was charged with environmental crime and economic crime. The man in his 60s is now sentenced to 11 months in prison. He also has to pay almost NOK 17 million in compensation to Hustadvika municipality and the state manager in Møre og Romsdal. The court is seriously considering the case: “It is punishable that NN (the man’s name) despite the follow -up and orders from the pollution authorities over many years, has not taken steps to correct the conditions and prevent pollution. He also chose to continue business in a new company when Miljøservice AS went bankrupt in 2008 ». The judgment also states that NOK 12 million will be revoked. The prosecutor in the case Magne Nyborg stated in court that the money can be used to cover some of the compensation sum. In addition, NOK 2 million from the company Miljøservice Averøy. The same company must also pay a fine of NOK 200,000. news has not yet received any comment from the parties to the case. State Attorney Magne Nyborg has not read the verdict and will not comment on it yet. Believes the practice was financially motivated in the judgment, the man gets harsh criticism: “The court assumes that the illegal handling and storage of large amounts of waste, involved a continuous danger of great damage or disadvantage in the form of contamination of the land and the local community. The danger of fire was also great, with the serious consequences this could have had for the environment. The court also believes it is aggravating that the relationship was obviously financially motivated. ” Instead of sorting and passing on the waste, it was only lying down: “This required both that there were sufficient employees in the business and that the necessary equipment was in place, which obviously has not been the case here”. Eli Brusdal has been a judge in the case. Photo: Roar Jonny Strøm / news SA he did his best waste company at Eide in Nordmøre, for which the man was general manager, received several years from the state manager to clean up the property, but it was not done as the authorities wanted. In September 2020, the state manager reported the company to the police. A few months later, they go bankrupt, and the state manager was left with the responsibility and bill. The state manager has previously mentioned the garbage plant at Eide in Nordmøre as the country’s worst of its kind, and they have estimated that a full cleanup could cost around NOK 129 million. During the trial recently, the man denied criminal charges on all points in the indictment. In his explanation, he said he had done his best. He also said he wanted to help with clearing, but that it became difficult when the police took the booklet in the values he wanted to use for cleanup. The man’s defenders, Edvard Eide and Kjell Stian Julnes, asked in their procedures in court that their client should be acquitted of all points in the indictment. State Attorney Magne Nyborg and defender Edvard Eide. Photo: Roar Jonny Strøm / news asked for prison sentence State Attorney Magne Nyborg, for his part, believed that the man should be sentenced to 11 months unconditional imprisonment. He also believed that NOK 12 million should be canceled to cover costs the state manager and Hustadvika municipality have had and will be included in the properties. Nyborg also asked for the state manager to receive almost NOK 16 million in compensation for the clean -up costs they have had so far on the property. In addition, he requested that the municipality of Hustadvika receive NOK 1 million in compensation because Miljøservice Eide has used a municipal plot for storage of waste. Nyborg stated that the funds canceled can be used to cover some of the compensation requirements. Photo: Trine Jørgensen Aandahl Published 29.04.2025, at. 13.24 Updated 29.04.2025, at. 13.47
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