In 2020, a former executive from a Danish manufacturing company was sentenced to two years in prison for industrial espionage but has since appealed the verdict. The case was set to begin this fall in the Østre Landsret (Eastern High Court), but has been postponed once more due to illness of one of the defendants.
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Reports say that despite claiming, 'I have never stolen or disclosed confidential information,' the former executive of the company Velux was convicted in a lower court for attempting to sell secrets to rival company Fakro. The court established that he, along with a German businessman, tried to sell sensitive Velux information for a substantial sum. The former executive initially confessed but later denied wrongdoing, asserting that he sought contact with Fakro only for potential employment.
The court found their testimonies unconvincing, as the German businessman's statements were deemed inconsistent. A key piece of evidence was a document listing confidential information that the Velux executive had.
The case has faced numerous delays since it was initially scheduled for 2022, moving to fall 2023, and now indefinitely postponed due to health issues. The defendants, aged between 60 and 70, are subject to a name ban until the appeal is resolved.
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