Tor-Aksel Busch
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| Born | 17 March 1950 Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation | jurist and civil servant |
| Awards | Norwegian Police Cross of Honour (2019) |
Tor-Aksel Busch (born 17 March 1950) is a Norwegian jurist. He served as Director of Public Prosecutions from 1997 to 2019.
Career[]
Busch was born in Oslo, and graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Oslo in 1974. From 1981 to 1987 he was a public prosecutor in Eidsivating, and from 1981 to 1987 assisting Director of Public Prosecutions. In 1997 he was appointed as Norwegian Director of Public Prosecutions, succeeding Georg Fredrik Rieber-Mohn.[1][2] Busch retired on 31 October 2019. During his career he prosecuted 138 cases for the Supreme Court.[3]
His last week as Director of Public Prosecutions was dominated by starting cleanup after it was revealed that a years-long unlawful practice by the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration had effected thousands of clients, including a number of fraud cases based on wrong premises.[3]
Awards[]
Bush was awarded the Norwegian Police Cross of Honour in 2019.[4] He was also awarded in 2019.[5]
References[]
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Tor-Aksel Busch". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ Hætta, Odd Mathis (2008). "Busch, Tor-Aksel". In Åmås, Knut Olav (ed.). Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
- ^ a b Kolsrud, Kjetil (31 October 2019). "Busch: – Min vakt er over". rett24.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Riksadvokat Tor-Aksel Busch mottar politiets høyeste utmerkelse". politiet.no (in Norwegian). 24 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Rettssikkerhetsprisen til Tor-Aksel Busch". rett24.no (in Norwegian). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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