– I just called a phone number. It was for a period that I was upset, Anders Besseberg said in the Court of Appeal on Monday. So for the first time in court, he confirms that he has used prostitutes. Besseberg is charged with gross corruption. Among other things, he must have received hunting trips, watches, a leasing car and prostitutes in his time as president of the International Biathlon Association (IBU). He denies criminal charges after the indictment. Read a newspaper and then an ad incident should have happened in connection with a board meeting in Salzburg in 2017. – I read a newspaper and saw an ad with a lady who would like to get in touch with some men. I called to talk about something completely different. She got 50 or 100 euros, I don’t quite remember, says Besseberg. Besseberg has told the incident in Salzburg in the interrogation, but did not confirm this in the district court. “I have no other explanations for this than I have told in my free explanation,” Besseberg said on questions in the district court if he had used a prostitute today he admitted the incident from 2017. – If I was aware of that rule at that time, I don’t know. But I’m aware of it today, Besseberg replied. Neither prosecutor Marianne Djupesland nor defender Fredrik Berg wanted to comment on the concession after the court was raised. The prosecution decision against Anders Besseberg State Attorneys at Økokrim hereby puts Anders Besseberg (…) under charges at Buskerud District Court for Violation of: For the period up to 01.10.2015: The Penal Code (1902) § 276 B first paragraph, cf. second paragraph, cf. § 276 a first paragraph, of the first paragraph, whether or not to claim, whether or not to apply for themselves, Or assignments, including abroad. The corruption is regarded as grossly banted because it has been exceeded in violation of the special confidence that follows his office or assignment and because it has provided significant financial advantage, and for the period after 01.10.2015: The Penal Code (2005) § 388, cf. § 387, first paragraph, letter a, cf. second paragraph to have or other requirements, received by a statement, received by an exception of an exception, received by an exception of an employment, The execution of assignments. By position, position or assignment is also meant a position, position or assignment abroad. The corruption is gross because it is particularly emphasized that the action has been exceeded in violation of the special confidence that comes with his position, position or assignments, and because it has had significant financial advantage. BASIS: While Besseberg had a residence in Vestfossen in Norway and in connection with his office as president of the International Biathlon Association (The International Biathlon Union (IBU)) demanded, accepted or received, in the period 2009 – 2018 he received the following goods: Once in 2011, probably in connection with board meeting NR 100 in the 2011 in March 2011 in Khansk. Omega (color copper/black) from a Russian biathlon government. The value of the clock was about NOK 195,000 once probably in April 2013, and prior to the Winter Olympics in Sochi in Russia in 2014, he accepted the offer of a prostitute who was obtained from a Russian biathlon government. This probably happened in connection with a show race in biathlon in Moscow. Once in 2013, and during an event for biathlon in Russia, he received a Hublot watch from a Russian government person in the Uldra region. It was worth about NOK 70,000 in April 2013 in connection with a trip to Tjumen in Russia, he was spent by Russian authorities with a journey and hunting and fishing trip at a hunting resort, where he was brought in a helicopter. During the stay, it was hunted for moose, wild boar and deer. In 2014 during the end of the World Cup in biathlon in Holmenkollen in Norway, he received a clock of the Nardin (color: black w/leather strap) by a Russian biathlon government. The value of the clock was about NOK 78,000 in October 2015, he was by an authoritated person in Tjumen in Russia, spent a hunting trip to Tjumen. Besseberg also received a trophy for free after felling a maral deer. In the period 2015 to 2018, Besseberg accepted on several occasions offers of prostitutes organized and offered him by government officials related to Russian biathlon. The contact with a woman over several days and nights was arranged for him by such persons on at least two occasions, ie probably in March 2016 in Khanty-Mansijsk, Russia in connection with an IBU World Cup event, and in March 2018 in Tjumen in Russia in connection with the IBU World Cup completion. In March 2018 on the occasion of a stay in Tjumen in Russia, Besseberg was spent by Russian government officials hunting and fishing trip with accommodation and catering on a hunting resort in Russia. During the trip, Besseberg fell maral deer and wild boar. In the period 2009 – 2018, Besseberg had a standing agreement to participate in hunting trips with the owner and general manager of the company APF Marketing Services GmbH (hereafter “APF”), who later was a consultant for Infront Austria GmbH (hereafter “Infront”) and a member of the Infront’s advisory body. Hunting stays and hunting trophies were free for Besseberg and were paid for by his or her person or infront. The hunt regularly took place one to three times per day. years in Austria and/or the Czech Republic in exclusive hunting areas. Usually, Besseberg also received trophies from the animals he fell. The APF and later Infront had agreements with IBU on marketing and sponsorship rights to IBU biathlon events during this period during this During the period 2011 – 2018 at its residence in Norway, Besseberg privately disposed a car of the BMW X5 type as an infront covered leasing costs for. The value of this amounted to approx. NOK 850 000. Fordelene anses som utilbørlige, og overtredelsen anses som grov, særlig pga av verdien, fordi det var manglende åpenhet om godene han mottok, fordi Besseberg ved å ta imot godene brøt den tillit som fulgte hans verv i IBU, fordi han handlet i strid med IBUs retningslinjer og fordi han i kraft av sin rolle i IBU hadde mulighet til å påvirke avgjørelser av betydning for russisk skiskyting og for APF/Infront. Claims for withdrawal, cf. sections 67 and 69 of the Penal Code, cf. § 75, are reserved for closed. Deny connection to the Russians The incident from 2017 is not part of the indictment, but is something Besseberg himself has told about in questioning with the police. When asked about the events that are actually part of the indictment, that is, Besseberg should have used prostitutes paid by Russian government officials, Besseberg refused again for doing something wrong. Besseberg is charged, among other things, for using prostitutes in connection with a show race in Moscow in 2013. Then a woman must have come to his room in the evening after a dinner. Besseberg explained that he thought the woman came from the organizer and had information the next day. That’s why she got into his room. She spoke neither German nor English and Besseberg explains that he was worried that the woman would steal his wallet. In interrogation, he has previously said that he “thinks it may have come to intercourse” with this woman. It refuses Besseberg for today, as he did in the district court. – I answered quite superficially this in interrogation. “I think so,” I replied at that time. It was a general answer to get rid of this fuss. I didn’t like the question. Today I had answered clearly no, because I don’t remember. – There was a possibility that you could have had intercourse with her, because you may have forgotten? asked the prosecutor. “Yes, of course,” Besseberg replied about the answer in interrogation. – But having intercourse with a young pretty girl is maybe something you had remembered? – Yes, had you been completely sober, you might have remembered it, but I don’t remember anything. Yes, I was affected, there is no secret. The prosecutor then pointed out that he remembered well that she was gone by his clothes and that he was afraid that she would take his wallet, but did not remember whether they had had sex or not. – Yes, because I have thought about this in retrospect, then you come up with things. I think it was strange that a young, pretty girl would come up in the room of an old Norwegian who was at least half full, Besseberg replied. Besseberg also said that he has not captured that there was much prostitution in IBU and the environment. – I’m not the way going and looking at these kids the women thinking that she is a prostitute and she is not. I don’t have the capacity, to put it that way. Called by Skarstein:-Should have seen such videos more often 00:55 Here the robot thunders in the ground 00:36 The Glimt heroes hailed at the airport 00:51 Here they celebrate the cup triumph 01:03 Show more published 28.04.2025, at. 16.58
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