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The Norwegian crime-police notified for the pedophilic scandal in MacedoniaOSCE diplomat does not own a diplomatic passport

- We are aware that this is a seizure of child pornography, but the investigation takes place in Macedonia. We have not received a request to engage on the issue - says Ann Bay Sandal, Chief of informations of the Norwegian criminal police.

The Political Advisor of the OSCE Ambassador suspected for possession of child pornography is Norwegian, but  he does not own a diplomatic passport . "This was confirmed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Swedish newspaper “Svenska dagbladet”. Familiar with the case, but they emphasize  that are not responsible, because the OSCE representative was not an employee of Norwegian Foreign Ministry.

- For all questions related to this case we refer to OSCE – for the newspaper said the head of the Communications Ministry, Bjorn Jansen.

For this case was notified and the Norwegian crime police.
- We are aware that this is a seizure of child pornography, but the investigation takes place in Macedonia. We have not received a request to engage on the issue - says Ann Bay Sandal, Chief of informations of the Norwegian criminal police.

The Macedonian Ministry of internal affairs yesterday took criminal charges to the Advisor of OSCE. Video materials for a period of eight hours, with explicit sex with children and about 30 thousands of erotic pictures are part of the proof that the police handed over the prosecution. The OSCE announced cooperation with investigative authorities.

The Norwegian left the country after the beginning of the investigation. Norwegian media are reporting that he is in Norway.

The investigation should show if only in the apartment or elsewhere the political adviser to the OSCE mission photographed and sexually abusing the minors. In this case the Children's Embassy Megjashi received anonymous call, and their findings say that the Norwegian abused children of different sex. According to information of the newspaper VECER, police have long worked on the case, since the employees in the mission posted anonymous messages for the activities of their colleague.
The investigation should determine whether children porn pictures are of Macedonian origin.