Svein Ludvigsen case: – Former mayor of his friend Svein Ludvigsen: – Hard to believe that he did what he is accused of

"It's said" no smoke without fire, "but I know from experience that this does not happen rarely without smoke.That's why we all have the obligation to consider Svein as innocent until evidence to the contrary, "says Jens Johan Hjorth (H) in Dagbladet.

The former mayor of Tromsø spoke of his friend and party member, Svein Ludvigsen, 72, who is now accused of assaulting three people.

"I will think that, after all, today is a relief for Svein, for a year he has been in exceptional condition since everyone in Tromsø knows who is the accused" at the top of the This has probably been a heavy burden for Svein, says Hjorth.

– Hard to believe that the accusation is correct

Svein Harald Ludvigsen was Minister of Fisheries, Parliamentary Representative and Troms County Governor. A year ago, Dagbladet wrote about a community breakup in Troms, charged with a moral offense.

Jens Johan Hjorth, who is also a lawyer, says that as a friend, he finds it hard to believe that Ludvigsen committed the assaults he is accused of.

"I've followed the case since the sidelines, but I'm a friend of Svein, and with that starting point, it's very hard to believe that this may be true," says Hjorth.

He thinks Ludvigsen is delighted that an action has been taken.

– If the case had been filed, Svein would lose the opportunity to wash himself. Then there is a doubt that will always be there. I know that Svein will be delighted to prove his innocence. Then we wait for the result until there is a valid judgment. Until then, it's important to consider Svein innocent, Hjorth says.

– incredibly fond of people

It calls the principle of innocence until the opposite is conscious, as an oxygen test for all legal states.

– Svein Ludvigsen was county governor in Troms, while I was mayor of Tromsø. Then we worked closely and I had great pleasure in his cooperation. Svein is a person who loves other people to a great extent.

The case was investigated throughout the year in the Troms Police District. Ludvigsen was arrested on January 3 and jailed for five weeks before being released. The reason for the imprisonment was that he abused his status as an influential politician for several years to establish sexual relations with a young male claimant.

– used his position

The three offenders are named in the indictment as asylum seekers with limited resources, young, single. The prosecutor states that Ludvigsen used his position or that the perpetrators of the offense were in a vulnerable position in the face of all the abuses.

Sexual assaults include oral and oral sex, according to the indictment.

Jens Johan Hjorth testified that at Ludvigsen he attended bourgeois ceremonies during which asylum seekers were granted Norwegian citizenship.

"Seeing the happiness that he had to give new compatriots Norwegian citizenship was simply moving.He created a vacation that everyone around him enjoyed," says Hjorth.