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All four defendants denied guilt when Norway’s largest ever corruption started in Oslo District Court saddle 250 Monday.
The four former Yara peaks is accused of having paid millions in bribes in Libya and India.
Each must answer questions from the judge about where they live, what they have in income and what they have in fortune.
Kendrick Taylor Wallace (69) is a longer gentleman with gray hair and glasses. He specifies that Florida residency, and has just told Judge Heidi Heggdal he retirement has a gross income of $ 300,000, and a fortune of seven to eight million dollars. Beforehand, it was tied a little excitement to whether Wallace decided in Oslo District Court today.
Daniel Clauw (64) set with tinted glasses, and enter France as residency. As a pensioner provide him a gross income of 200,000 euros a year. Clauw responds court further that his fortune is around 25 million euros.
Torleif Enger (71) answers that he is a pensioner residing in Montebello in Oslo West. He tells court further that he has around three million in gross revenue, and a fortune of around 55 million.
Tor Holba (58) match referee that he is laid off with wages from Yara, and now resides in Marbella in Spain. He specifies 150,000 euros in annual revenue and a fortune of 15 to 16 million. To judge Heggdal he says that the question of fortune came somewhat surprising, and that he therefore provide what he calls “family fortune.”
While the first three are accused of both conditions is Holba only prosecuted Libya affair, the matter will go to court the next three months.
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Overall, according to the indictment signed agreements on illegal payments on more than 56 million, two officials in Libya and India. Økokrim believes that the agreements were rooted and approved until the top of the group.
Upper penalty for gross corruption is 10 years in prison.
Yara has already accepted a fine of 295 million of gross corruption in the two countries, in Besides Russia, and acknowledged that it paid bribes over 70 million.
This is the largest fine ever given to a Norwegian company.
The four defendants must therefore defend itself against accusations that their former employer has admitted that has happened.
On witness list is a number of former CEOs of Yara, including former CEO Egil Myklebust and Norwegian Forest boss Sven Ombudtstvedt.
In addition, the son of Libya’s former oil minister witness. Shokri Ghanem, blandly, according defendants have received $ 1.5 million in bribes, that Yara would get build a gjødselfabrkk country.
Facts about corruption case
- Yara is the world’s largest supplier of mineral fertilizers with over 7,600 employees and operations in more than 50 countries.
- In April 2011, notified Yara Økokrim possible corruption related to a project in Libya.
- In January 2014 was Yara fined 295 million to the IRS for gross corruption in Libya, India and Russia, which was duly accepted. Yara has acknowledged bribes over 70 million.
- Four people who were the executive when the corruption happened, among them former CEO Thorleif Enger, is charged because Økokrim believes the bribes were rooted in corporate management.
- Corruption trial against the four starts in Oslo District Court on 5 January. It is set of 48 days to the case.
Source: NTB
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