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Nordic Noir (5): former IBU president Besseberg sentenced to prison on corruption charges

A court in Norway has found the former IBU president Anders Besseberg guilty in 9 out of 11 charges of corruption. He was sentenced to three years and one month in prison. The 78-year-old Norwegian is appealing the sentence.

, and Lars Jørgensen

12 April 2024

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olympic crime

Nordic Noir (1): Besseberg, the IBU, Infront, Russia and the Olympic way of corruption

Anders Besseberg, former president of the International Biathlon Union, risks ten years in prison for corruption in a true Nordic Noir crime case that has exposed one of the largest sports scandals in the Nordic democracies in 25 years. Further investigations in other countries are still ongoing.

, and Lars Jørgensen , and Jens Weinreich

15 January 2024

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