The organizer places the blame on his Norwegian helpers – Stor-Oslo

– The organizer believes he has no criminal liability for what happened, says his defender Patrick Lundevall-Unger. Five people were injured when a car backed into a stand during a motor show at Bjerke in April 2022. This is what the stand looked like after a car had crashed into it. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB The German family business Aranis Klaas was behind the motor show. His father, Daniel Klaas, was the organizer. The son, Dean Klaas, drove the car. In the Oslo District Court, the father was sentenced to prison for 60 days for failing to take security measures. The son was sentenced to prison for 45 days for careless driving and breaching the Road Traffic Act. Recently it became known that both anchors. Now the case has taken a new turn. Laying the blame on Norwegian partners The defense of Daniel Klaas has now sent a letter of support to the Borgarting Court of Appeal. Lawyer Patrick Lundevall-Unger now represents the organizer of the motor show. He was not a defense attorney when the case was before the court. Photo: Mohammed Alayoubi / news Here it appears that the German organizer believes the court has assessed the evidence incorrectly and arrived at the wrong punishment. He points out that he had engaged and entered into an agreement with Norwegian helpers – Norsk Cabriolet Import Nuf. A Norwegian-registered foreign company. According to the German organizer, the company had several tasks. Find your own places for the motor show. Ensure that all licenses were in order with applications to the relevant authorities. That the event was carried out in a safe manner. The man’s defense attorney believes they have good documentation on this. – We believe that Klas is to be regarded as an artist, says Lundevall-Unger. – It is common in the artist industry to bring in, among other things, security personnel, who are responsible for ensuring that security is maintained. Why is this only appearing now? – All this evidence was presented in court, but the court did not consider these documents as we interpret them. Ambulances at Bjerke after the accident. Photo: JEAN EIRIK BJØRNSKAU / news If the German organizer is nevertheless convicted of a lack of safety during the motor show, he believes the responsibility must be shared between the German organizer and the company that helped him in Norway. Now the Court of Appeal will assess whether they think the case is principled enough for them to take her in for treatment. – Berre sluddar Stein Ødegaard owns and is the day-to-day manager of the company Norsk Cabriolet Import, NUF. He strongly rejects the claims from the German organiser. That they must have been responsible for security during the event. – It’s just nonsense. It’s just bullshit. According to him, they only provide seats for the event and provide a speaker. – We have no responsibility for security at all. Ødegaard elaborates. – We inform the police. We have done that in this case as well. We are responsible for obtaining the places and obtaining the necessary permits. In the letter of support for the appeal, it is stated that Norsk Cabriolet Import Nuf’s task was to ensure that the event was carried out in a safe and sound manner, without risk of damages. – This was absolutely not in the contract, says Ødegaard. So how do you react to the organizer citing and referring to this? – It’s the first time I’ve heard it, so I think it’s all just nonsense. – They get what they mean, says lawyer Patrick Lundevall-Unger. – Shocked At the end of August, the verdict was handed down against father and son after the motor show accident at Bjerke. The Oslo police struggled to get him served. They asked the German police for help. Father and son are German citizens with an address in Germany. They only got the verdict at the turn of October/November. Patrick Lundevall-Unger has spoken to his client after this. – He is very shocked because he knows nothing about Norwegian laws and regulations. Daniel Klaas was the organizer of the motor show at Bjerke. He has traveled around with monster truck and car shows for a number of years. Photo: Rushda Syed / news – That’s why I brought in a Norwegian company to be responsible. This is how we do it in all European countries where we travel. We bring in helpers, so-called agents, Daniel Klaas has told his defender. Did not appear in court When the trial started in Oslo district court in August, the father and son were not present. They had disappeared. Several times in the past the case had been postponed because the authorities had not been able to get hold of them. Nevertheless, the trial was carried out. Daniel Klaas has given an explanation to his defender as to why he did not appear in court. – He feared being detained. He thought that the police would have had a basis for arguing that someone feared that he would flee the country. Escape from Norway to Germany. His lawyer had then explained to him that this would not be the case. – But still he chose not to come, says lawyer Patrick Lundevall-Unger. Published 21.11.2024, at 06.40 Updated 21.11.2024, at 07.11



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