The NRK and Dagens Næringsliv, which in its weekend magazine has a long article about the case.
– We have charged a person and an organization in Stavanger for laundering of substantial funds, says Attorney Havard Kampen in Økokrim to NRK.
The money is brought into Norway from abroad, he informs us.
– We have reason to believe that the funds are proceeds of crime, says Kampen.
Large sums
According to NRK’s information is the amount of the charges over 100 million. This is money the organization should have received from sources in the United Arab Emirates over a period of three years.
– I have no comment to issue provisional, says the detainee’s lawyer Kjell Brygfjeld said.
Økokrim should have secured significant quantities of documents, including from the local accounting office in Stavanger, writes Dagens Næringsliv. Relations between GNRD, head of the organization and United Arab Emirates will be significant. The same applies to the leader’s private consumption.
The leader was arrested in the morning on Wednesday 27 May, writes the newspaper. He should have been questioned for 48 hours.
Palestinian background
The man is a Norwegian citizen with Palestinian background. He came to Norway as a refugee. The man represented the Labour Party in local council in Sola from 2007 to 2011. He has previously worked as a security guard.
GNRD (Global Network for Rights and Development) was founded in 2008. Headquartered in Stavanger, but the organization has partners in Austria, Belgium, Jordan, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Zambia. (© NTB)
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