Police ask the public prosecutor charges former Bergen Mayor Trude Drevland and Port Director Inge Tangerås of gross corruption, NRK reported.
The investigation of Drevland was resumed by police last fall after Bergens Tidende in several articles revealed how the police had failed to investigate the case in the first place. The decision was sharply criticized by a number of lawyers.
The police have now completed their investigation against Drevland, for possible gross corruption. Now the prosecutor decide whether it will prosecute.
This is the case: Right-mayor Drevland lobbied for shipowner for luxurious trip
– Acted in Bergens interest
According to NRK wants police to bring charges against Trude Drevland and Inge Tangerås. Meanwhile, they will dismiss the charge against cruise ship owner Torstein Hagen.
Police Attorney Torunn Strand would not comment on the contents of the setting to NRK.
– I can not say as much, I can say that it is submitted to the public prosecutor for a final decision.
Drive’s lawyer John Christian Elden would not comment on NRK information.
– it is difficult to deal with rumors of NRK, and is awaiting the proper decision by the state prosecutor. We have confidence that she will realize that Drevland only acted in Bergen Interest, writes Elden in an SMS to VG.
Screened for gross corruption
the reason for the investigation is that Drevland in 2014 agreed to be the godmother of one of Hagen’s new ship – “Viking Star”. Drevland attended påspandert travel to Venice by private jet under the direction of Hagen, and thanks also yes to a påspandert Nile cruise with one of Hagens ships. This journey she pulled out later from.
INDUSTRY MINISTER: Monica Mæland (H).
Photo : Eskil Wie Furunes VG
autumn 2014 Drevland also actively campaigning to get his girlfriend and industry minister Monica Mæland (H) to change the rules to which ships can register in a Norwegian ship. The change that Mæland eventually undertook allowed the garden to register their “Viking Star” in the Norwegian Register.
The case ended with a large-scale celebration in Bergen harbor bass on himself National Day May 17th last year – all paid by the shipowner Hagen and where Drevland even christened the ship in the harbor.
Handwritten notes
the police in their investigation have been interested in the way the matter was dealt with at the Industry and fisheries Ministry (NFD), and an extensive material has been handed over to police. The material includes handwritten notes from Mæland to their bureaucrats.
VG has requested access to these note, but MÆLAND Ministry has declined to give the public access to these and numerous other documents.
Mæland has even been questioned by police in the case.
“Three employees of the Ministry made statements as witnesses in the case. Two of them testified twice. Norwegian Minister has given evidence once “writes communications manager Trond Viken in NFD in an email to VG.
Attorney Ellen Cathrine Greve, which will consider the issue of indictment against Drevland, Tangerås and Hagen, was unavailable for comment.
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