On Wednesday, the Minister of Defense was hard pressed about the Bergen Engines case when he participated in an oral question time in the Storting.
SV’s party leader Audun Lysbakken referred to a dialogue on Facebook Messenger which the Storting has had access to. that Norway would not stop the sale of Bergen Engines to the Russian-controlled company TMH International.
Lysbakken wanted an answer as to whether Bakke-Jensen had the case on his desk before the message was sent.
– I found out about the case in mid-January, before the 29th, Bakke-Jensen confirmed.
On March 23, the government nevertheless stopped the sale of Bergen Engines.
Aps Jette Christensen criticizes the government for weak security culture.
– This is a study in poor handling, messy use of the Security Act, weak coordination between the ministries and a kind of NM internally in the government to blame the civil service when things go wrong, she said in question time.
The Facebook Messenger messages were first mentioned by Bergens Tidende and E24.
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