The state at the Ministry of Defense will be fined NOK 10 million after the accident with KNM Helge Ingstad. The Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane public prosecutor’s offices have imposed the fine, the Government writes in a press release. Accepts the punishment The punishment is given that they, through negligence “by negligence have caused sea damage or a similar accident, which could easily lead to loss of human life”, according to the Penal Code § 356, cf. § 355, cf. § 27. «[…] The reason for this is that the Armed Forces, through clearer guidelines and procedures to prevent the type of coincidence of unfortunate circumstances on the bridge that have been established in this case, could have averted the accident “, the Government writes in the press release. At the same time, they emphasize that the decision does not mean that the ministry has taken a position on any criminal guilt of individuals. The Ministry of Defense will accept the fine.
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The Ministry of Defense imposed a corporate fine of ten million after the KNM Helge Ingstad accident – news Vestland
