Norway’s phenomenal prime minister Erna Solberg has been fined for breaching the government’s COVID-19 restrictions.
Solberg was accused of planning a meal with 13 other people for her 60th birthday celebrations in February, despite public gatherings in Norway being limited to only 10 people.
Police said the dinner organized for the Prime Minister had exceeded the number of guests allowed and fined Solberg 20,000 kroner (€1,975).
“Even if the law is the same for everyone, not everyone is equal,” Commissioner Ole Sæverud told a press conference on Friday.
“Ms Solberg is the country’s most important elected representative and has, on several occasions, been the leading figure in the government’s decisions on measures to curb the pandemic.”
In a lengthy post on Facebook, Solberg had apologised, acknowledging Norweigan citizens who were “angry and disappointed” with her actions.
“For over a year I have asked every single one of you to follow rules and recommendations on infection protection,” Solberg said.
“It rests a particularly great responsibility for me as Prime Minister to follow the rules and recommendations to the point, but now I’m the one who’s done wrong.”
