Loga ášši sámegillii. – We are being punished because we have protected human rights in Norway. That’s what Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen says to news ahead of the trial. Together with 17 other Sami activists, she is charged with breaking the law during the Fosen demonstrations. – But those who have committed human rights violations for years can go free, adds Hætta Isaksen. The shareholders have appeared in the Oslo District Court. Photo: Håkon Mudenia / news Indicted after Fosen demonstrations On 27 February 2023, the activists marked that 500 days had passed since the Supreme Court ruled that the wind power plant at Fosen in Trøndelag conflicts with the rights of indigenous people. The activists marked this by occupying the Ministry of Oil and Energy and blocking the entrance to the Ministry of Finance. The shareholders are being prosecuted after they did not accept the fines they received for occupying the lobby of the Ministry of Oil and Energy and the entrance to the Ministry of Finance. Photo: Emrah Senel / news 13 shareholders have been prosecuted for failing to remove themselves from the Ministry of Oil and Energy. 5 shareholders have been prosecuted for not removing themselves from the entrance to the Ministry of Finance. The shareholders received fines they have not paid and now five days have been set aside in the Oslo District Court to hear the case. – A reduction has been made in the fine rate due to the processing time, due to the principle aspects of the case. Prosecutor Stian F. Hermansen says so in court on Monday. He nevertheless drew a distinction between the human rights violation at Fosen and the demonstrations in Oslo. – The criminal case concerns the question of whether the defendants should be punished for not following the order they received from the police. New human rights violation Defender of several of the activists, lawyer Olaf Halvorsen Rønning, wrote in a press release that the demonstrations have strong protection under human rights. – It will be a new violation of human rights if the Sami demonstrators are now punished for such demonstrations. Halvorsen Rønning is defending the activists together with lawyer Anne-Marie Gulichsen. In the press release, Elden law firm writes that the demonstrations led to the government recognizing the human rights violation and starting to follow up the judgment from the Supreme Court. – We should be concerned that the Sami population does not have confidence that the rule of law can provide effective protection for fundamental indigenous rights, adds Gulichsen.
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The Fosen activists are prosecuted for not paying their fines after demonstrations in Oslo – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
