Besseberg receives full appeal processing in the Court of Appeal – news Buskerud – Local news, TV and radio

There he was sentenced to three years and one month in prison for gross corruption from his time as head of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). Økokrim won on nine out of ten points in the indictment. Besseberg has always denied criminal guilt and appealed the verdict on the spot. It is now clear that he will receive full appeal processing in the Borgarting Court of Appeal, VG has confirmed. – Anders Besseberg is happy about this. We believe that the decision is natural because it is a large and complex case where there is every reason for Besseberg to try the case again, says lawyer Christian B. Hjort to the newspaper. The appeal case will naturally not start until 2025. This means that there will be a new round of evidence in the case. Besseberg’s lawyers had argued for this, while the prosecution insisted on limited processing of the appeal. In such a scenario, there would be no new main negotiation. The court then assesses the sentencing, the application of the law or the proceedings. The law also states that an appeal can be rejected if the Court of Appeal is convinced that it will not proceed. In the judgment against Besseberg, it was consistently established that he received benefits that were improper (reprehensible) when he was IBU president. The indictment dealt with matters in the years 2009 to 2018. Besseberg was only acquitted of an exchange of watches and a single offer of prostitutes. (©NTB) Published 14.10.2024, at 16.04 Updated 14.10.2024, at 16.11



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