It was happening in Norway. Last weekend was extremely intriguing in Norway. A man was arrested on suspicion of illegal possession of a gun, the GDPR came into force, and a Norwegian citizen was sentenced to one year in prison in Singapore.
Illegal weapons in the Telemark region
Last Friday, Norwegian police arrested on suspicion of illegally possessing large quantities of weapons. The man was captured in his apartment in Rakkestad Avis. - The apartment contained both live and blanks weapons - says Police Inspector Skule Worpvik - We do not have a comprehensive report yet, but the man has been charged with possessing a large amount of illegal weapons.
Part of the bigger case
Friday's arrest is part of a larger case. The Norwegian services have been investigating illegally held weapons in the Telemark district for over two years. According to official information, the detained man was employed by the Norwegian armed forces. There are allegations that the gun could be obtained from the workplace.
Read our next article: Gun control at private owners in Møre og Romsdal
GDPR also in Norway
By virtue of changes in the European law, all personal data protection regulations have been tightened. This happened when the GDPR regulation came into force. This issue also applies to Norway, which must adapt its regulations to European law. The most important changes include, among others: more stringent conditions for collecting and storing personal data by companies, separation of the controller from the data manager, and introduces several important definitions for consumers, such as, among others: the right to be forgotten.
The Norwegian will spend a year in prison in Singapore
Last Friday, the 49-year-old Norwegian heard his conviction. As a result of this court decision, he will spend over a year in a prison in Singapore. He was charged and convicted of beating a woman at a nightclub in that city. This event took place in August last year, while on vacation. Soon after the incident, the Norwegian was heard of the charges and was also banned from leaving Singapore. According to his employer, contact was not difficult and he was able to perform his work remotely.
- It is a violation of human rights - says Marius Dietrichson, a Norwegian lawyer - The best solution for my client is to return to Norway to serve his sentence in his home country. We will make a request on this matter. We will also make every effort to ensure that the time spent in a Norwegian prison is in accordance with his conviction, issued in Singapore.
See also: Car inspection in Norway
New rules for car inspections
February 2019 will be a month of fundamental changes for car owners. The previously applicable rule, according to which the last digit in the vehicle's registration number informs about the date of the technical inspection, will cease to apply. There will also be new requirements for the performance of tractor inspections.
What will change?
From February next year, the last digit in the registration number will no longer be the month in which the technical inspection should be carried out. This deadline will be calculated on the basis of the first registration and the date of the last inspection. These changes were enforced by the necessity to unify Norwegian law with the rules applicable in the European Union.
