The study tour took place in 2023 and included a whole group from the party team. The Norwegian citizen who was today remanded in custody for attempted gross intelligence activities against state secrets for the benefit of China also participated. The man denies criminal guilt. news is not aware of whether the trip to Germany is part of the charge against the man. news is informed that the party team is now working on reviewing the program for the trip, and what information was given along the way. All the lectures on the trip were ungraded, and there was no requirement for security clearance for the participants. – Can create an image that he should not have had Frode Jacobsen in Oslo Arbeiderparti, where the man has been active in a team, they say they are now handling the case. SHOULD BE HANDLED: County party leader Frode Jacobsen in the Oslo Labor Party says the matter is serious. Photo: Olav Juven / news – This is serious and it is important that the police investigate and get to the bottom of this. We have not had contact with the police about this, and there is no reason to. Then our local team must handle this in an orderly manner. Jacobsen says they are not aware of secret or classified information being revealed on the study tour. – But we know that it is from various other matters that information is given which is not in itself graded, which can fill in a picture which in itself can contribute to the creation of a whole that one should not have. – But the topic was Norwegian-German defense cooperation at a time when Norway is to buy submarines from Germany. It sounds like something that might be of interest to an intelligence agency? – I understand that it can be read that way. But as I said, I have no knowledge of the program or who gave the lecture. I understand that question may be raised. – Germany is important Both security policy and the purchase of weapons material are interesting between Norway and Germany now, believes Tom Røseth, head teacher in intelligence at the Norwegian Defense Staff School. Photo: Ingvild Vik – It is very important to know more about Germany in particular, as the major state in Europe with a historic defense investment, and given the war in Ukraine, says head teacher Tom Røseth at the Defense Staff School to news. Røseth emphasizes that he is speaking on a general basis and does not know the program for the trip. He still believes that information may emerge on such a trip that may be of interest to a foreign state. – The security policy is one dimension, and then there is materiel and weapon platforms which are another dimension. Both dimensions will be of interest, says Røseth. After Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Germany has become one of Norway’s most important European defense partners. The government has expanded cooperation several times in recent years, both in terms of procurement and political and military contact. In the recently adopted long-term plan for the defence, the government wants to order 5 new submarines from Germany, with an option for a sixth. Grew up in Oslo The accused man in his 30s was born in Norway and grew up in Oslo. He has previously been convicted in Norway. He has foreign family and kinship background, but not from China. The man has also been involved in various other security policy forums over time. Among other things, for a period almost ten years ago, the man was a board member of a local team for an organization that works with debate and knowledge sharing related to security policy. He has also previously written reader posts and guest articles in various publications related to such topics. Over a long period of time, the man has shown an interest in international topics and international politics. In Norway, the man has studied international studies and obtained a bachelor’s degree in the subject. He later expanded his studies with a master’s degree from a university abroad. In recent years, the man has taken a doctorate in international politics at a university in China. China’s embassy rejects China’s embassy writes in a reply to news on Tuesday evening that they have taken note of the matter. – Recently, there have been cases where some European countries have fabricated and hyped up so-called “Chinese spy cases” to slander and slander China. We strongly oppose such actions. – Some services in Norway have repeatedly made irresponsible accusations without providing concrete facts and have propagated the threat from China, which has destroyed the normal climate of cooperation between China and Norway. – We hope that the relevant services will move away from the prejudiced view, and rather have an objective and fair view of China. We hope Norway will base itself on the facts, be vigilant against attempts to destroy bilateral relations and take concrete steps to maintain the healthy and stable relationship between our two countries, writes the embassy in its response to news. Published 02.07.2024, at 15.13 Updated 02.07.2024, at 20.26
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