Yara-case
Former Yara-top Tor Holba maintains that he was only notifications about the corruption.
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Former Yara executive director Tor Holba (66) was not believed by the Oslo district court when he claimed to be a alerts about Yaras hidden payments to the federal research division ministersønn.
In the Borgarting court of appeal had held him the story about that first became known with the payments afterwards and that he took care to notify it to the top in the company.
Never in my years in the Hydro and Yara, I have used suksessbaserte middlemen or agent. Hidden payments and regnskapstriksing? Never. It is not the way I work, ” said Holba in court Monday.
- Two notifications
Økokrim believes Yara bestak son of the then libyan oljeministeren Shukri, who was also chairman of the board of the NOC that Yara was negotiating a cooperation agreement.
According to the indictment shall Tor Holba have given its consent to the that it should be entered into an agreement to pay money to Shukri Ghanems son in early 2007. Holba rejected this in their free explanation in the Borgarting court of appeal on Monday.
This issue for me began one time or another between the 24. July 9. august 2008, he said in court.
Holba described that previously the legal director Ken Wallace, who is also accused in the case, this summer met unannounced at his office. According to Holba told Wallace to him about the other and hidden payments Holba had to take care of.
I was pretty shocked, ” said Holba in court.
the Meeting with Wallace was a brief affair, pointed out he.
- That there was payments within my area of responsibility but without my knowledge, and is also hidden outside of my area of responsibility, was completely unacceptable, he said.
After this meeting, I was seated with many noisy thoughts and turbulence, and many questions. Why was this done, why was it hidden, where was it made, when was it done, et cetera, et cetera.
Holba told in court that he did it, he called the two notifications. One warning to the president and ceo Thorleif Enger and one alert to the new Yara chief Jørgen Ole Haslestad, who took over in October 2008.
Ken Wallaces lawyer Arild Dyngeland wanted Monday not to comment on Holbas statements, but Wallace has been evident in the Holbas role. In interrogation have Wallace explained that it was Holba as “instructed” him to enter into the agreement with ministersønnen.
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Tor Holba took time in court Monday to describe his career since he began in the then-called Hydro in 1981.
I have been international in my entire career, ” he said.
Corruption has never only been of academic interest for me. I have faced challenges right from the early-30s, he said.
I not only believe, but know, that it is possible to drive the clean shop in a difficult land.
Holba said he believes it in all countries are good business opportunities, based on “fair play”.
- Are you willing to go a few miles extra, it is mostly possible. It has been the basis for how I have handled my activities internationally in all year, ” said Holba.
“Starred”
the Oslo district court thought not, however, on the Tor Holbas varslerhistorie.
“the Court is not in doubt that Holba has contributed with knowledge and will. (… ) He knew that it was offered and paid bribes to the son of a public official, and he knew about the size and the other factors which entail that the action is gross corruption”, states the tingrettsdommen that was delivered last summer.
the Court believed it was unlikely that the legal director Ken Wallace engaged a consultant and paid bribes without Holba knew about it.
“Holba has in the court’s opinion had more detailed knowledge about the Wallaces actions than Meadows. He was the project owner and had control of the budget and who should engage in the project beyond Yaras own forhandlingsteam”, states the verdict.
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