Mazyar Keshvari | |
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| Born | 5 March 1981 |
| Alma mater | BI Norwegian Business School |
| Political party | Progress Party (former) |
| Criminal status | Convicted |
| Conviction(s) | 25 October 2019 |
| Criminal charge | Serious fraud |
| Penalty | Imprisonment |
| Attending Substitute Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 16 October 2013 – 2018 | |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Website | mazyarkeshvari |
Mazyar Keshvari (Persian: مازیار کشوری; born 5 March 1981) is an Iranian-born Norwegian former politician for the Progress Party and a convicted felon who is serving two prison sentences for fraud[1] and violent threats.[2] He was elected as a substitute member of the Norwegian parliament for the city of Oslo in 2013, representing the right-wing and anti-immigration Progress Party, and attended parliamentary sessions from 2013 to 2018 as the substitute of the mandate holder Siv Jensen who has been on leave from parliament during her government service. As a politician he was known for taking a hard stance on immigration, calling for a complete ban on further immigration to Norway, a stop to the practice of accepting asylum seekers in Norway, and the deportation of immigrants convicted of crimes.[3][4][5][6] In 2019 he was convicted of aggravated fraud for defrauding the Norwegian parliament and in 2020 he was sentenced to 11 months imprisonment.[7][1] He left the Norwegian parliament following his indictment in 2018 and also left the Progress Party in October 2019.[8] In 2019 he was also arrested and charged with making violent threats,[9] and he was convicted and sentenced to an additional four months in prison in 2020.[2]
- ^ a b Keshvari dømt til elleve måneders fengsel, NRK
- ^ a b Mazyar Keshvari dømt for våpentrusler mot eks-samboeren
- ^ Nyhetssjef, Karen Tjernshaugen (27 April 2015). "Frp-talsmann mener Norge bør slutte å ta imot asylsøkere". Aftenposten.
- ^ Nyhetssjef, Karen Tjernshaugen (28 April 2015). "Sterke reaksjoner på Frp-forslag om asylnekt". Aftenposten.
- ^ "Vil sende flere kriminelle utlendinger ut av Norge". FrP.
- ^ "Kriminelle skal returneres". FrP.
- ^ "Mazyar Keshvari dømt til syv måneders fengsel". www.vg.no. 25 October 2019.
- ^ Malm, Mari (October 18, 2019). "Mazyar Keshvari siktet for grovt bedrageri - melder seg ut av Frp". NRK.
- ^ Krekling, David Vojislav (February 4, 2019). "Mazyar Keshvari pågrepet for grove trusler". NRK.