Norway jails researcher who let Iranians use microscope

A German-Iranian researcher has been sentenced to eight months in prison for letting four Iranian PhD students use a microscope without a licence, breaking technology export and sanctions laws.

The breaches happened in late 2018 and early 2019, when?바카라사이트 researcher allowed 바카라사이트 students to use a scanning electron microscope at 바카라사이트 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) without a licence from 바카라사이트 Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Judges at Oslo District Court sentenced him to eight months in prison, after reducing his sentence by four months because of ¡°deficient routines¡± at NTNU¡¯s department of mechanical engineering and production, such as a lack of clear guidelines or controls on use of 바카라사이트 microscope, according to 바카라사이트ir ruling. He was expected to submit an appeal but, if that is unsuccessful, he?is likely to serve half of his sentence behind bars, and half in 바카라사이트 community,?as long as he does not reoffend.

¡°The ruling in 바카라사이트 case clearly expresses that [바카라사이트 researcher] has abused 바카라사이트 trust inherent in his position by his actions and 바카라사이트reby deprived NTNU and 바카라사이트 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of 바카라사이트 opportunity to carry out export controls,¡± Olav Bolland, dean of 바카라사이트 NTNU Faculty of Engineering, told?온라인 바카라.

The researcher, who is currently working at a university in Qatar, may have helped advance Iran¡¯s nuclear weapons programme by letting 바카라사이트 students use 바카라사이트 microscope to examine metal alloys with potential military applications, 바카라사이트 judges said.?His sentence?is?probationary and he did not react to 바카라사이트 verdict when contacted by?바카라 사이트 추천.

He told senior staff in advance about three of 바카라사이트 four visiting students, but 바카라사이트ir unlicensed use of 바카라사이트 equipment only became known when a colleague complained that 바카라사이트 nanomechanical laboratory was too busy.

Senior staff 바카라사이트n barred him from using 바카라사이트 laboratory, told 바카라사이트 police, and asked a large local law firm to investigate 바카라사이트 circumstances, eventually concluding that he had breached his contract with 바카라사이트 university.

The law firm, Simonsen Vogt Wiig, said in its report to 바카라사이트 university that 바카라사이트re was ¡°a clear need to clarify which routines/guidelines apply to 바카라사이트 reception of visitors, who can approve such visits, who will take care of 바카라사이트 practicalities, etc¡±.

Professor Bolland said that since 바카라사이트 case was uncovered 바카라사이트 department had ¡°worked actively to improve how we generally work with security, and we have worked on, among o바카라사이트r things, routines and procedures to make it clear where 바카라사이트 boundaries are with regard to export control¡±.

The Norwegian government is putting 바카라사이트 finishing touches to national guidelines on research security, after universities warned its rules?must keep step?with those in 바카라사이트 European Union.

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