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On Monday, Petter Northug (34) was sentenced to seven months in prison and the loss of his driver’s license forever, for violating the Traffic Law and possession of cocaine and MDMA.
Northug is punished with four counts of reckless driving, with the judge citing the reckless driving footage and overtaking as the most serious.
The prosecution had requested eight months of unconditional prison, as well as the loss of the driver’s license for life.
Petter Northug accepted the seven-month sentence after consulting with his defender Halvard Helle.
This is the verdict
Dreaming
Jan-Erik Sandlie, Deputy Director of the Norwegian Prison and Probation Service, speaks in this article in a general way about the additional procedures in a criminal case after a person has been convicted. It was NRK who brought up the case for the first time.
– The first thing that happens is that the prosecution sends the sentence to the prison service. When we get a verdict, the ambition is an implementation within 60 days, but we see that it generally takes between two and three months, Sandlie tells Dagbladet.
It says that it is possible to request a deferral, but that it takes a bit, and that you must have good reasons for it to be granted.
Violent disagreement over Northug’s punishment
You can request an anklet
When Northug was sentenced to 50 days in unconditional prison for driving while intoxicated in 2014, he was assigned an ankle brace zone in his own home. Now, since the sentence is more than six months, he must go to jail.
– In sentences of up to six months, you can request to serve the full sentence with an anklet. In sentences of more than six months, you can apply when you’ve served one-third of the sentence, Sandlie says.
This means that Northug in this case can request to serve the remainder of the sentence with an anklet after about 70 days.
– What does it take for a person to serve the rest of the sentence with an anklet?
– It is considered appropriate.
Sandlie says this is a fairly common practice.
– Yes, it is quite common for people to request, and it is granted. Often the reason for rejection is the type of crime. When it comes to violent and sexual crimes, one is reluctant to give them up. Otherwise, it’s not that unusual, so to speak, says Sandlie.
Can be paroled
Nor is it certain that Northug should serve the full sentence. Sandlie says this generally:
– The rule is that if there is a sentence of more than 74 days, you can request parole after two-thirds. Two out of three people contract it, some are denied it.
Sandlie elaborates:
– Those who are denied parole often run the risk of committing repeat offenses and having been previously convicted.
There is also the possibility that Petter Northug could drive again in the future. You can read more about it here:
