– Will we be forced into an involuntary hunger strike inside the OED when we don’t get food? Elle Nystad asks that in court on Monday. Together with 17 others, she is accused of breaking the law during the Fosen demonstrations. When they demonstrated in the lobby of the Ministry of Oil and Energy (OED) in February last year, the activists must have gone over 30 hours without food and medicine. Today starts the second day of the trial against the activists in the Oslo district court. 30 hours without food and medicine At 8 o’clock in the morning, Thursday 23 February last year, the activists entered the OED with plans to demonstrate for a while. – We had packed lunch for lunch, explains Nystad. In the lobby they hung up banners and turned the jacket upside down. – It is a tradition where I show resistance. They wanted to hold Energy Minister Terje Aasland responsible for the human rights violation at Fosen. But time passed and when the employees went home the door to the outside world was locked. – We went over 30 hours without food. Elle Nystad explains in court that they felt pressured into an involuntary hunger strike. – But fortunately I received food on Friday at 12-1pm, she says. Then they also brought in food, along with medicines. It was the Ministry’s Service and Security Organization (DSS) that locked the door and opened it to bring in food for the activists. Representatives from DSS will explain themselves in court on Wednesday. news is trying to get a comment from DSS.
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