In 2005, Jan Arild Ellingsen, who is currently the Progress Party's spokesperson, accepted an Iraqi death sentence over a Norwegian Iraqi, drawing a sharp rebuke from fellow Progress Party MP Andr Kvakkestad.
Ellingsen is currently the Progress Party's spokesperson on matters relating to justice and crime. In 2005 Ellingsen accepted an Iraqi death sentence over a Norwegian Iraqi, drawing a sharp rebuke from fellow Progress Party MP Andre Kvakkestad. 
