The class struggle: Northug must probably zone under VM – TV 2

newspaper sitting on information that suggests that Northug will have to serve prison sentence shortly. Thus it appears that the championship breaks for the Norwegian skiing stars, the newspaper said.

Northug crashed on 4 May last year his car in Trondheim. He escaped from the place leaving a comrade with minor injuries. In questioning exhaust Northug perjury by accusing passenger for riding car. October 9th was Northug sentenced to 50 days imprisonment, minus two days atoned custody. He was also deprived of his license for life, which in practice means five years and fined 185,000 crowns.

Zoning imminent
Normally, go two months of Correctional Services has received a final judgment to defendant must begin his sentence. According Class match information received Correctional Services in Trondheim, which is responsible for implementation of atonement with fetter, Northug case at their table in November last year. That means that the atonement is imminent unless the skier gets preferential treatment, the newspaper said.

But neither Sor-Trondelag probation office or Correctional Services North Region has currently received any application for postponement of atonement.

Several sources in Correctional Services has faced newspaper expressed concern that the case will create an impression that a sports celebrity gets special treatment. Friomsorgsleder Tore Råen states that Northug will not get any special treatment.

– Have not heard anything from correctional
– I can confirm that we represent Petter Northug in this matter, but we have not heard anything from correctional services. But they can surely have taken direct contact with Northug says Rasmus Brodtkorb law firm Pretor.

Brodtkorb’d rather not say anything about why they have applied for a postponement.

– I will not say more about this issue, says Brodtkorb and refers to Northug Manager, Are Sorum Langås

Cross Country Chief: – No comment
Nor cross chief Skinstad is particularly talkative.

– I have really no comment to the case since it is Are Sorum Langås engaged in it, but I think it’s going to work out fine, says Skinstad to TV 2.

(NTB)