On Tuesday evening, shots were fired at Grønland subway station. The serious incident is one of several that have happened in the area recently. This causes both politicians and Oslo citizens to react. Justice policy spokesperson for the Progress Party, Per-Willy Amundsen, says now is the time to take action. – The police must get the resources they need to be visible enough in the area. Action must also be taken to deal with the criminal gangs, he says to news. Amundsen also criticizes city council leader Raymond Johansen, who has long been clear that Oslo is a safe city to live in. – Johansen has long said that it is an unacceptable situation. He has also said that Oslo is a safe city, but those who live here do not perceive it the same way, says Amundsen to news. He thinks Johansen comes with empty words. Wants to talk to the Ministry of Justice about money On Friday afternoon, Raymond Johansen met the police in Oslo to discuss the situation in Greenland. At the same time, news came that a person has been charged and remanded in custody after the incident on Tuesday, Avisa Oslo reports. After the meeting, he pointed out that they had done a lot to give the area a boost, but that there was still work to be done. And the open hall of drugs, he worries. – Criminal activity is the responsibility of the police. But the police must have some resources, and I’m not sure if they do. I think the governing authorities underestimate all the capital city functions they have, and I want to raise that with the Ministry of Justice, he says to news. Raymond Johansen was in a crisis meeting about the situation in Greenland on Friday. Photo: Rodrigo Freitas / NTB At the same time, the city council leader points out that although many people feel unsafe in Greenland, youth crime in the capital has decreased. – It doesn’t mean that I don’t respect the feeling they have in Greenland, but crime is now at a lower level than before the pandemic. Feeling unsafe Alexander Bjørkmann himself lives in Greenland. He says it is difficult to be heard about problems in the district. – It’s unsafe for the children, it’s the worst. It is difficult to be heard. When I call the police, no one comes, he says. But he also adds that the district is basically a city with nice people and activities. – What is a shame is that it is not safe enough to use those activities, says Bjørkmann. The police will be more visible On Friday afternoon, police chief in Oslo, Ida Melbo Øystese, says that they will have more police officers present in Greenland. The announcement comes shortly before the police and the city council are to meet for the so-called crisis meeting. – As the new police chief, I have announced that I will be more present in the streets, and I will be more present in Greenland in the future, she says to NTB. Police chief in Oslo Ida Melbo Øystese. Photo: Hallgeir Braastad / news The background is supposed to be a letter sent from the police to Oslo municipality in January this year, which Aftenposten wrote about on Saturday. Among other things, they should have written there that the area near Vaterland in Greenland is largely owned by those who sell drugs. – We don’t have a single square meter to give to criminal activities in our city, said Raymond Johansen about the matter on Friday morning. Thinks it is a “perfect storm” Amundsen is clear that immediate measures are needed. More presence from the police is one of them. The former Minister of Justice calls the situation today a “perfect storm”. He himself has taken the trip to Greenland. – This is the sum of bad political measures and a bad resource situation for the police. The residents here in the area are not being heard, he says. Per-Willy Amundsen is not impressed by the measures the police have taken to gain control over crime in Greenland. Photo: William Jobling / news Amundsen believes that the signal effect of the drug reform that was rejected in the Storting has led to more drug use. – I see the result of the drug reform here today, with open drug dealing and other types of crime. At the same time, the police are without a remedy to stop it, says Amundsen.
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