Claim: Einar Gerhardsen, successor to Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party John Lyng, was convicted several times for taking part in subversive activities and participated in the Left Communist Youth League's military strike action of 1924.
Evidence: John Daniel Lyng (help·) (22 August 1905 – 18 January 1978) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. John Lyng He was convicted several times of taking part in subversive activities until he, along with the rest of the Labour party, gradually moved from communism to democratic socialism. He participated in the Left Communist Youth League's military strike action of 1924.