District Court Judge Rune Lium at Sør-Trøndelag District Court believes that it almost would be discrimination if Petter Northug (28) must serve during the World Cup season.
It has been a hope of Northug camp that sentence happens after the season, so known Norwegian skier can prepare and implement Championships in Falun as planned. It has also been indicated by Correctional Services that hardly atonement queues north of Dovre.
VG graphic shows how Northug, according to the indictment, violated the law on six occasions when he embarked on the journey around 5:35 the night of May 4 . With high blood alcohol, are subsequently measured at 1.65, he had for 500 yards and an air about running their car in auto protection. Then he left an injured person without reporting. Back home he came, according to the indictment, with a false charge that passenger drove the car.
This is Northug must now confess in court to obtain a judgment on Thursday.
Experience with flexible atonement
District Court Judge in Sør-Trøndelag District Court, Rune Lium, could have Northug case on his desk, but it is a colleague who is responsible for the case when known Norwegian skier appear in court at 10 am Thursday morning, in what is like a Confession.
Lium often get questions about when incarcerated adaptable own work. His experience is that they are flexible.
– We often tend to advise the accused that there is Correctional Services is responsible for atonement. Our experience is that the correctional service is very flexible when certain period of atonement is difficult for the condemned. It is not rare that people in work are concerned and that it is easier that it is being conducted in connection with holidays for example. Such is adapted and the adaptation of Northug case will be the norm. It will almost be discriminatory not to adjust his sentence in this case, says Lium.
– Is the ski season due to customize incarcerated in line with “normal” job?
– The time of atonement is the Correctional Services who decides. My personal stance is that it is natural to compare a skier, a seasonal worker. If it is possible, within a reasonable time, so should his sentence be added to the off-season, says Lium adding that this is not his table.
He said that by shorter sentences should be taken to ensure that atonement can be implemented without losing their job.
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EXPERIENCED JUDGE: Rune Lium, Judge at Sør-Trøndelag District Court, has been a judge in several highly publicized cases in Norway. Here the case against Hells Angels leader in Norway in Norway, Leif Ivar Kristiansen and four other men in 2011 Photo: Ned / Scanpix
Photo: Ned , NTB Scanpix
Shall determine the shape of Atonement
It is the local probation office to determine whether Northug will be zone all or part of the sentence with ankle bracelet and when any atonement should be started. Atonement with the ankle bracelet is an alternative form of atonement, for those who are sentenced to imprisonment for a maximum of four months.
But one thing is clear. If Northug must serve in the winter and he gets incarcerated exposure breaks all races abroad during this period.
– Zoning can not be conducted overseas. This applies fotlenkesoning and regular imprisonment, said regional director Jorid Midtlyng in Correctional Services region north of VG in general.
She says there are strict rules for atonement exposure for longer periods, although they can be flexible within shorter period of time. It also applies atonement with ankle bracelet that can be implemented quickly.
– We have dialogue about specific issues. But atonement exposure must be sought especially in and there are strict conditions to get it, she says, and says the same rules apply to both imprisonment and ankle bracelet.
– Is it possible to get exposed atonement for 4-5 months?
– Yes, if you meet the criteria then it is possible, says Midtlyng.
To date, the region has the capacity to implement incarcerated within 60 days of Correctional Services has received the case. Midtlyng says that blood alcohol issues has become a typical case where one sends out offers of fotlenkesoning.
It will usually take a few weeks before the date of sentencing can be managed.
Petter Northug has prepared with Manager Are Sørum Langås the day in court.
– We have known that the day will come for a while. In that sense, we have been prepared for it. Also, we have also spent some time to prepare, preferably Petter and me, in terms of how the day will look like, say Langås.
Tuesday morning included Northug out on the three-hour training session.
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