Denies fabrication of evidence
The former policeman says he told nothing but the truth in court, and refutes the allegations made in the book, that a picture allegedly showing Treholt's briefcase with substantial sums of money in it had been fabricatded. This evidence was central when Treholt was found guilty of spying for the former Soviet Union and had received payment. Treholt was arrested in January 1984, as he was on his way to a meeting with Russian KB general Gennadij Titov in Vienna. Treholt, a profiled Labour Party politician and trusted diplomat, always denied charges he spied for the former Soviet Union and Iraq. However, he was convicted of high treason and espionage and in 1985 sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was pardoned for health reason in 1992, and after living in Russia for a time, and at the age of 67 he now lives in Cyprus. Treholt has earlier appealed twice to the Norwegian High Court to re-open his case, but was turned down both times. In 2008 his appeal was also turned down by the Norwegian Criminal Cases Review Commission. (NRK/Norway Post)
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