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L & rsquo; Norwegian athlete sentenced to 50 days in jail and a fine of 185,000 Norwegian kroner (about 23,000 euro, ed), equivalent to a month and a half of the salary of the long-distance runner, has already agrave &; announced that they have & agrave; appeal.
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E & rsquo; arrived on the day of judgment for Northug, 5 months after the serious accident that involved him, and the resulting six counts d & rsquo; accuses him moved, and & egrave; heavy. L & rsquo; prosecution had demanded 60 days' imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 crowns, but the penalty & egrave; was slightly more & ugrave; soft, 50 days in jail and a fine of 185,000 crowns.
That will be worth reclusive & agrave; granted under house arrest by Petter Northug, with l & rsquo; aid of an electronic anklet, and to which no appeller & agrave ;, having also confirmed his guilt in response to all the questions of the judge Ingrid Stigum. In addition, his license is withdrawn & ldquo; life & rdquo ;, although in reality & agrave; in 5 years potr & agrave; request it again.
Northug declares that & ldquo; vergogner & agrave; Life & rdquo; for us & ograve; he has done, and that & egrave; & Ldquo; totally ready to take the punishment deserved & rdquo ;. Conviction that seems to have no effects on its sponsor n & egrave; the chances of seeing the Norwegian at the start of the World Falun, once you reach the & rsquo; agreement with the federation.
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