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The representative of the Oslo City Council, Danny Chaudhry, has been charged with serious fraud. It is said that he received NOK 760,000 in social security while receiving a salary from a company.
According to the indictment, Chaudhry is said to have received just over 762,000 kronor in disability pension, disability benefits and child supplement while receiving a salary from a company where he worked, according to the indictment.
Chaudhry has a long career in politics in Oslo and is currently a representative in the Oslo City Council. He previously represented FNB, but last year he resigned from the city council group and was relieved as a representative.
He was also a politician in the Liberal Party, the Green Party and the Popular Socialist Party.
The fraud is said to have taken place between April 2014 and December 2016. During this period, Chaudhry was not a member of the city council.
For Aftenposten, Chaudhry says it will all be down to a misunderstanding that needs to be cleared up, where he has not been informed that he exceeded the income limit while receiving disability benefits from Nav.
– I mean I’ve always done the right thing. Nav has made mistakes in several other cases, where people have been punished without a legal basis for it. The same applies to me: I have informed Nav that I work, and then they must report how much I can work, says Chaudhry to Aftenposten.
– There’s just a misunderstanding here. When I pay taxes, I do so in good faith. I thought this was the law. If I have to cheat, why should I work and pay taxes then? he asks.
The online newspaper has contacted Chaudhry’s defender, Zulifqar Munir, who says he cannot say anything more yet about how Chaudhry reacts to the accusation, but refers to the responses the client has given to Aftenposten.
– We will go through the documents tomorrow and then we will know a little more about how you see this, Munir tells Nettavisen.
Nettavisen was unable to reach Chaudhry on Thursday night.
Chaudhry’s trial will take place in the Oslo District Court on October 30. If convicted, you risk going to jail.
(© NTB)
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