The reactions from the political opposition cannot wait, after the evaluation report dealing with the Oslo terror was presented on Thursday. – It is written in black and white that the terror could have been avoided if the PST had done its job, says Høyre’s justice policy spokesperson Sveinung Stensland to news. Conservative justice policy spokesperson Sveinung Stensland. Photo: Ingeborg Undheim / news – It’s so serious, it’s impossible to live with. This needs to be cleaned up! He points out that the report was worse than he feared, and says that a heavy responsibility now rests on the Minister of Justice and Emergency Management to clean up the matter. Mehl: – Painful to read – I want to make it absolutely clear: The report must be followed up immediately, says Mehl during a press conference. Minister of Justice and Emergency Preparedness Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp). Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB She notes that the report that came today is serious. On the basis of the evaluation, Mehl has asked the PST and the Norwegian Police Directorate to come up with a follow-up plan by the end of June. – It will take some time to familiarize yourself with all aspects of it. But it hurts to read that the attack could possibly have been avoided. I expect PST to take this very seriously. Hasteinkaller Justice Minister SV asks the Minister of Justice to the Storting to answer how she will follow up the evaluation after the Oslo shooting. – We need clarification on how this will proceed, and that is why we have sent the inquiry today, says Andreas Sjalg Unneland, Storting representative from SV. Storting representative Andreas Sjalg Unneland in SV. Photo: ISMAIL BURAK AKKAN / news – Why is it so important that the Storting has an active role here? – We are the popularly elected assembly, and it is only natural that when we are faced with the worst attack against queers in Norway since the war, that we are actually involved in the further work on what went wrong. And what we can learn from such a serious tragedy. Will report to the Storting Mehl confirms to news that she will come to the Storting to report on the 25 June report. – I have sent a letter to the Storting and asked for an explanation. I think that is natural and important, Mehl said when she met the press about the report on Thursday. The time for the presentation is still unknown. The Storting’s last sitting day before the summer is Friday in a week’s time, on 16 June. It is the Presidency of the Storting that formally deals with the inquiry from the Minister of Justice. – Now the minister has asked to come to the Storting to explain what has come to light. We are in dialogue about making arrangements for that as soon as possible, says Storting President Masud Gharahkhani (Ap) to news. Asks Mehl to call a spade a spade Rødt’s representative Hege Bae Nyholt expects Justice Minister Mehl to take responsibility for the report and for the failure of the judicial system. – I also expect that she will soon start referring to what happened as what it actually was, namely a terrorist attack against the queer community. Hege Bae Nyholt is a parliamentary representative from Rødt. Photo: Ole Berg-Rusten / NTB – Does it appear to be a kind of unculture in PST and the intelligence circles? – This could have been avoided, and it is extremely serious. Now it is completely, completely, necessary that we as elected officials, and as a society, ensure that it is safe to be queer in Norway, Nyholt replies. – Must guarantee safety Lan Marie Berg, parliamentary representative for MDG, believes the Minister of Justice must now guarantee safety at all queer events during pride month. – We are in pride month, many events have been canceled in recent weeks. It is important for us to explain to them what is needed in order for us to secure the events going forward, and to learn from the terrorist attack last year, she says to news. Storting representative Per-Willy Amundsen in the FRP. Photo: Terje Bendiksby / NTB Per-Willy Amundsen, Frp’s parliamentary representative, believes that it leaves an impression that PST has failed in its most important task, “namely to protect the nation against this type of attack”. – What must happen now? – We initially wanted to go further and have further investigations. I will contact the other parties. We will discuss, and see if we cannot put forward a separate proposal in the Storting, Amundsen replies.
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