Muf’s chairman Douglas Thor has offered paid trips to Östersund – to a vote where he tried to poke a rival, reveals TV4 Nyheterna. Thor defends himself with the fact that he expressed himself rabidly, but corruption experts see that defense. TV4 Nyheterna has reported that the Moderate Youth Association’s chairman Douglas Thor tried to poke Jämtland’s district chairman. In an internal chat, Douglas Thor calls for aides to pay the membership fee for new members who would vote out the competitor. Two people have now anonymously told us that they were also offered a paid trip to Östersund, in order to take part in the vote. – I have rallied on the theme of doing everything to win. I shouldn’t have done that, there are limits to what you should do and I’m overstepping them there. I have not paid in connection with the Jämtlandsstämmen, in any way, says Douglas Thor. Institute against bribery: No valid excuse There was never a paid trip to the Old Theater in Östersund for the two people who contacted TV4 Nyheterna – both say they declined the offer. But the Institute against Bribery believes that it is generally not a valid excuse that a trip was not completed, or that money was not paid. – As our bribery regulations are designed, the crime is already completed when you offer an improper benefit. So that way you can’t step back, already at the offer it is considered completed, says Hayaat Ibrahim, secretary general at the Institute against bribery. In an interview with TV4 Nyheterna, Douglas Thor has said that he also ranted when he urged aides to pay membership fees for safe votes. The Institute against Bribery does not want to comment on individual cases, but says that it is often difficult to claim a lie or a joke in the context of corruption. – In general, we want those in positions of power to think about how they express themselves and simply take a step back and also think about how it is perceived by the public, says Hayaat Ibrahim at the Anti-Bribery Institute. In the player above: See the interview with the Institute against Bribery Secretary General.
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Muf’s chairman offered paid trips to poke rival
