This is revealed in a judgment from the Telemark district court on Friday. Admitted embezzlement in questioning The case was reported to the police at the end of 2021. The man acknowledged the embezzlement in the first questioning with the police. The prosecution asked for ten months in prison, but the court concluded that the man should receive a reduced sentence because he has admitted the embezzlement. In total, the man put NOK 1,000,693 in his own pocket over a period of 6 months, from and including June to November 2021. The man must also pay back close to NOK 900,000 to the party Red. – Lost a lot of money When the case became known, the party’s local leadership referred to the case as despairing. – We have had to spend time cleaning this up, and lost a lot of money that we would have liked to spend on political activity, said leader of Rødt Vestfold and Telemark, Maren Njøs Kurdøl. Tobias Drevland Lund, parliamentary representative for Rødt in Telemark, thinks the case is sad. – This is a sad matter for the county team and our members, he told news in March. Considering appeal Domfelte is now undergoing treatment for addiction and gambling problems. Tollef Skobba, the man’s defender, says that his client had hoped to be able to continue the treatment uninterrupted. Tollef Skobba defends the former treasurer in Rødt. Photo: Helena Rønning / news – He probably wanted a sentence where he could remain in treatment. One would think that Rødt ideologically agrees with that, he says to news. He has so far not spoken to his client about the sentence, but does not rule out an appeal.
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Rødt treasurer sentenced for embezzlement of millions – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
