Nikolai Astrup Apology – Lorry Episode | NRK Norway News

It is Dagens Næringsliv that reveals the incident that happened after the annual castle dinner, Thursday last week.

The Lorry pub was traditionally filled with politicians, press and PR people. The editor must have been invited to Høyre-toppen’s table.

– Since I accepted his apology, I am not saying more than what I have said to Dagens Næringsliv, says Eirik Mosveen to NRK.

Mosveen received “an unreserved and thorough apology” on Friday morning after the episode that happened late on Thursday evening.

– The case is therefore out of the question for me, writes Mosveen to DN.

Mosveen is political editor at Avisa Oslo. Storting representative and former minister Nikolai Astrup announced his candidacy to become the Conservative Party’s next party leader at the weekend.

– Neat to apologize

NRK has not succeeded in getting a comment from Nikolai Astrup. He tells DN that he has a low threshold for apologizing and that it is important to admit mistakes.

– We had a discussion that is up and settled now, Astrup tells the newspaper.

– When I say things in a discussion that I myself think went too far, it is orderly to apologize afterwards, he says further.

Discussion on AO comment

According to DN’s sources, Astrup began with a “veritable disparagement of Mosveen” for a comment he wrote before the election, at the end of August.

The comment in Avisa Oslo has the heading “No slogans.” Only six million in tax relief for Nikolai Astrup”.

It is further stated in the comment. “If the bourgeois side wins the election on September 8, the Conservative Party’s second candidate in Oslo will get 500 times more in tax relief than he will give you.”

There must have been a very loud exchange at Lorry, where Mosveen defended himself.

The claim must have been, among other things, that Mosveen implied that Astrup entered politics to enrich himself, writes the newspaper.

– Clenched fist

Astrup is said to have held his fist up in Mosveen’s face.

The editor-in-chief of Avisa Oslo also confirms the relationship between the newspaper’s political editor and Nikolai Astrup. In a comment on Monday afternoon, he writes:

“On the way, Astrup held a clenched fist up in Mosveen’s face, in front of a number of witnesses, and told him what he wanted to use the fist for.”

Editor-in-chief Eirik Hoff Lysholm tells NRK that as far as he knows the case, many people were present when the incident happened. He says it would surprise him if the actual rendition of the episode were contested.

– I find it regrettable when one of our employees is exposed to such an incident based on journalism he has produced. It’s something we don’t want in a country where you have the freedom of the press you have after all, says the editor-in-chief.