Robin Schaefer

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Robin Schaefer (born 1969) is a Norwegian police officer, crime investigator and whistleblower. He published the book Monika-saken. Min historie - fra drapsetterforsker til varsler in 2015. He received the Fritt Ord Award in 2015, shared with Jan Erik Skog. [1] [2]

A whistleblower is a person who exposes any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, unethical, or not correct within an organization that is either private or public. The information of alleged wrongdoing can be classified in many ways: violation of company policy/rules, law, regulation, or threat to public interest/national security, as well as fraud, and corruption. Those who become whistleblowers can choose to bring information or allegations to surface either internally or externally. Internally, a whistleblower can bring his/her accusations to the attention of other people within the accused organization such as an immediate supervisor. Externally, a whistleblower can bring allegations to light by contacting a third party outside of an accused organization such as the media, government, law enforcement, or those who are concerned. Whistleblowers, however, take the risk of facing stiff reprisal and retaliation from those who are accused or alleged of wrongdoing.

Fritt Ord Award consists of two prizes awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation. Two prizes are awarded in support of freedom of speech and freedom of expression; the Fritt Ord Award and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award . These are awards are distributed annually during the month of May in connection with the anniversary of the liberation of Norway at the end of World War II in May 1945. Prizes are awarded to one or more persons or organizations that have contributed to areas where the organization works, especially in the work of freedom of expression. In addition to a monetary reward, the award includes a statue by sculptor Nils Aas.

Jan Erik Skog is a Norwegian electrician, trade unionist and whistleblower. He received the Fritt Ord Award in 2015, shared with Robin Schaefer.

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References

  1. "Fritt Ords Pris til Robin Schaefer og Jan Erik Skog" (in Norwegian). abc nyheter. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. "Fritt Ords Pris 2015 til Robin Schaefer og Jan Erik Skog" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
Awards
Preceded by
Anne Sender
Recipient of the Fritt Ord Award
shared with Jan Erik Skog

2015
Succeeded by
Robert Mood