The former director of Isavia’s service department, Iceland’s airport and air navigation operator, was found guilty of accepting a bribe in connection with the airport parking lot ticketing service. RÚV reports that on Friday the Court of Appeals overturned a previous Reykjavik District Court ruling on the case finding the director guilty of fraud and money laundering but not accepting a bribe.
As a result of Friday’s ruling, he also received a longer sentence: 15 months’ imprisonment instead of 9, although 12 months of this is suspended.
When the district attorney presented the case two years ago, the director was supposed to accept approximately ISK 3.5 million in bribes. The president of the company that sold parking tickets in Isavia was also charged and admitted making profits of ISK 4.5 million. In a judgment Friday, it was found that the former director of service had abused his position in Isavia to obtain illegal income.
Both men were ordered to pay Isavia damages of just over ISK 8 million. Their assets have been seized and the proceeds from these seizures will be used to pay out damages owed to Isavia.
Source: Yle