“Shall We Dance” -kjendis Egor Filipenko is charged with having driven while intoxicated. According to the indictment, he drove with a blood alcohol of 2.38 n att to Sunday 25 January.
He must face in Lower Romerike District Court on October 5.
Although he refuses culpability. In a statement via TV2′s communications department says 28-year-old that he is accused of something he has not done.
ashamed
First and foremost, I would say that it was totally unacceptable to me to be so intoxicated that night, and I’m ashamed very over. As father of young children, I take strong distance from driving while intoxicated, a position I have always had. I am accused of something I think I have not done, and that’s why I let the Norwegian legal system determine this. Should I be judged, I still think that driving while intoxicated is totally unacceptable and something I deeply deplore.
He does not want to get further comments on the matter.
– The Egor Filipenko is charged with driving while intoxicated is a matter for the courts, and it is not TV 2′s mission to prejudge. But on a general basis taking TV2 strongly opposes driving while intoxicated, communication manager at TV 2, Jan-Petter Dahl.
Pending court decision
He says that d one publicized incident occurred in a period when Egor Filipenko was not under contract with the production company Monster.
– When Filipenko was relevant as a judge in this year’s “Shall We Dance”, he decided to be completely open with both manufacturing company Monster and TV 2 surrounding the incident. We keep ourselves constantly informed about developments in the case and is aware that there are prosecutions and set a date for trial, says Dahl.
– Do you understand that some people may react negatively to his participation in the program?
– In our assessment of Egor Filipenko as a judge in a dance program has been based on his background as a professional dancer and he has participated as a dancer in seven seasons, says Dahl.
He stressed that TV 2 will follow the matter and read the verdict when it is ready, and make further assessments of the case when it is decided in the courts.
– But this is now only a matter to be considered by the court, says Jan-Petter Dahl.
Loss of judgment
According to the website promille.no will behavior be marked by loss of judgment, impaired ability to feel, blackouts at a thousandth of between 2.1 and 2.9. There will be a reduced ability to motor and impairment of consciousness.
According to the same site taken by apportioning punishment particular regard to the degree of impact and the risks run has caused. Also personal relationships can come in and affect judgment result in positive or negative direction.
Generally, the penalties for driving with over 1.2 parts per thousand and a half month’s salary in fines, imprisonment at least 21 days and revocation of driver’s license, usually in 2-5 years.
Road Safety points out that s jåfører with blood alcohol over 1.5, or blandingsrus constitute 45 percent of the number of accidents per thousand. Men in the age group 20-35 years are particularly vulnerable.
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