The man gets a deduction from his sentence of 124 days for the time he spent in custody. The judges had no doubt that the engineer accepted money from the Russian man for two years. He met the intelligence officer at various restaurants in Oslo. Among other things, the court emphasized a video recording of the last meeting between the two, which took place at the Villa Paradiso restaurant. There, the accused man was given a bag of money. The man was first charged with espionage after he was arrested in a meeting with what the PST believed to be a Russian intelligence officer in August 2020. This charge was later changed and he was indicted for gross corruption. Had several meetings The man worked for DNV GL (formerly known as Det Norske Veritas) when he was arrested. The prosecution believes that the civil engineer during the period 2018 to 2020 should have received between NOK 40,000 and 50,000 from the Russian intelligence officer. The last meeting between the two took place at the Villa Paradiso restaurant. Photo: Cicilie Sigrid Andersen / news According to PST, he should have had between 14 and 15 meetings with the Russian, and PST should have been afraid that the man would give up information about “critical infrastructure” in the oil and gas sector, according to news’s information . Will most likely appeal The man has said for his part that he did not understand that the Russian was a spy. He has always denied criminal guilt. – I am not a corrupt person and I did not know that he was a spy, said the 53-year-old defendant in his explanation. In court, his defender, Marianne Darre-Næss, asked for his acquittal. – He is naturally disappointed with the result, she says to news. – He has the judgment for consideration, but there are many indications that it will be appealed, she adds.
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Former employee of Norske Veritas convicted of corruption – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
