The first officer was sentenced to six months in prison – Rome Blad
LATEST: first officer (39) on Air Baltic flight is sentenced to six months in prison. Flight attendants received respectively 45 and 60 days’ imprisonment.
The first officer took thinking time after the verdict.
Also the two flight attendant’s case is processed in Lower Romerike District Court today.
Here prosecutor submitted the claim on 75 and 90 days in jail.
The court will now treat custody for the 50-year-old captain, it will not fall verdict in the case against him today.
The charges against the commander is expanded so that the conditions are not present for that matter can be settled today. Prosecutors want him remain in custody until a hearing commencing on September 17.
Lower Romerike court agrees the petition that the captain should be detained in custody until 17 September.
The captain accepts the ruling.
The blood sample taken by the captain showed 0.54 parts per thousand.
Read also: Screen against Air Baltic-crew expanded
Met with interpreter
The first officer with 1.35 per thousand in attendance at 10 in court with Russian interpreter.
Defending Jørund Lægland believed that the conditions existed for a tilståelsesdom.
The crew is charged for violation of abstinence obligation and for the time they quit drinking.
There was an Air Baltic airplane bound for Crete with 109 passengers aboard, the crew was stopped from passing.
The verdict is expected to be approximately 13:30.
Recognizing culpability
During the trial against the mate, it emerged that they had no control on how much they had drunk, or how long they had been drinking.
– We were tired and must have lost control over what we drank, says helmsman in court.
He also says that he must have drunk whiskey before he was measured to 1.35 parts per thousand clock 06.37 days after.
Is it forbidden to drink alcohol less than eight hours before going to fly the judge will know.
The suspect then responds that he does not remember when he stopped drinking, but refers to police visitor purchase at the bar.
The time was then 01.49.
The prosecutor then asked the first officer about how much he had drunk.
– I can not say exactly, I do not remember. That day I had had three flights, I was very tired.
How much alcohol did you have access to?
– Two bottles of whiskey, we decided to stop drinking at 20:00.
What you drank after 20:00?
– As I recall only one beer, but I’m not quite sure .
Do you have any explanation for the high thousandth day after?
– I had drunk much whiskey the night before.
Defender Lægland finally asked his client:
What do you think about the incident today?
– I deeply regret what happened and feel guilty. It was good that the police stopped us so we did not manage to initiate, which theoretically could lead to errors. I could exposed others to risk. Now I’ve lost my profession and my barndomdsdrømmen.
Read also: Air Baltic-mate had 1.35 parts per thousand
Prosecutor Camilla Ek Sørensen let down allegation of seven months imprisonment for the helmsman. Photo: Kjell Aasum
Added the claim seven months in prison
The prosecutor says there of general preventive reasons must be reacted strictly against such serious breaches of aviation law.
She argued for a seven months’ imprisonment.
The elements in this statement is:
The long stretch which should be flown, Oslo-Chania.
The crew has been aware of each other’s alcohol intake.
Four out of five were affected by alcohol when airfoil should have taken to 0435.
He must have had a soaring drink the night before and had drunk more than he remembers and talks about.
We think that they have consumed alcohol, closer to the airfoil than he gives.
Defending Lægland says that it is not given that flight would become something of. He says nevertheless agree that the matter is very serious, and he referred to the case law in this area.
The defender believes that the punishment should be set to three or four months fengse, partly because the accused wants the matter settled quickly through tilståelsesdom .
Also read: flight crew acknowledge culpability
explained himself earlier today
Directly from the trial earlier today:
Judge Martin Eiebakke asked the mate if he wanted tilståelsesdom.
– Yes, was the short answer he gave.
He acknowledges guilt on both items in the indictment.
– We were wearing and must have lost control over what we drank, says helmsman in court.
He also says that he must have drunk whiskey before he was measured to 1.35 parts per thousand clock 06.37 days after.
Were you drunk?
– First I will say little about the workload.
The referee repeat if he agrees he was intoxicated.
Recognizing that you were affected?
– No, I thought I had slept too little. How is normal after a 15-hour workday. Maybe I had assessed the condition better if I had started arbede.
Is it forbidden to drink alcohol less than eight hours before going to fly the judge will know.
The suspect then responds that he did not remember when he stopped drinking, but refers to police images from purchases at the bar.
The time was then 01.49.
The flight to Crete departed a little before 06:00.
It was not agreed on who should make utflyvningen from Gardermoen.
– Whoever feels best and most extensive experience usually makes it.
Prosecutor asks the mate of how much he had drunk.
– I can not say exactly, I do not remember. That day I had had three flights, I was very tired.
How much alcohol did you have access to?
– Two bottles of whiskey, we decided to stop drinking at 20:00.
What you drank after 20:00?
– As I recall only one beer, but I’m not quite sure .
Do you have any explanation for the high thousandth day after?
– I had drunk much whiskey the night before.
Defender Lægland ask reaching the accused.
What do you think about the incident today?
– I deeply regret what happened and feel guilty. It was good that the police stopped us so we did not manage to initiate, which theoretically could lead to errors. I could exposed others to risk. Now I’ve lost my profession and my barndomdsdrømmen.
stewardess testified
One flight attendant who also is accused in court has told that she drank alcohol at 20:00.
She does not drink to normal and had not eaten so much, it emerges in the legend.
She continues and says she took five small glass of whiskey and cola, but that she did not remember when she lay down.
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There is great interest in the trial of Air Baltic crew. Photo: Kjell Aasum
The crew blew red
It was Saturday two weeks ago that they four crew members blew red before departure at the airport.
The reason they were taken was after a tip from the public.
– We received a worrying message that the crew could be affected, and therefore chose to implement control, said operations manager Thorleif Skovereng then.
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