Morten Wold, a Member of Parliament for the conservative Progress Party, is back at work after being pulled over by police during Easter for drunk driving. He has relinquished his post as one of the parliament’s vice presidents, but he’s legally bound to serve out his four-year term and may spend some of the summer in prison.
Both a prosecutor and Wold’s defense attorney confirmed to state broadcaster NRK this week that Wold had a blood-alcohol level of 2.0, way over the legal limit in Norway of just 0.2. He has admitted to having a drinking problem and is aware that all cases over 1.2 result in prison and fines. In one recent case, NRK reported that a 30-year-old man with 2.0 in what’s called promille in Norway was sentenced to 30 days in jail, fined and lost his driver’s license for two years.
“We will discuss his punishment in court, but he wants to take it in the same way as everyone else and has plead guilty,” said his defense attorney John Christian Elden. He has asked for the case to be expedited so that Wold can serve his time during the summer and be finished with it before parliament reconvenes. Elden also noted that Wold continues to undergo treatment for his alcohol problem.
NewsinEnglish.no staff
