Treholt died in Moscow, reports Aftenposten. In 1985, Treholt was sentenced to 20 years in prison for spying for the Soviet Union and Iraq. He was pardoned in 1992 by the then Brundtland government. Arne Treholt leaves behind a son and two grandchildren. After his release from prison, Treholt has lived in Cyprus and Moscow, among other places. Had spied for a number of years According to the verdict, Treholt had spied for the Soviet Union when he was arrested. He had been monitored by Norwegian and American police for several years before he was arrested. When he served at the Norwegian UN delegation in New York in the early 1980s, agents from NTB moved into the apartment next door. He was arrested at Fornebu airport the year before, on 20 January 1984. He was then on his way to Vienna to meet officers from the Soviet spy organization KGB.
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Arne Treholt (80) has died – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
