The police in Oslo had to climb a tree to bring down an activist on Lindekollen – Greater Oslo

For eight weeks, campaigners have stopped trees from being felled at Gaustad in Oslo. It is happening in connection with the construction of the new Rikshospitalet. On Monday morning, the police began to cordon off the area where the trees are to be felled. A total of eleven people who were inside the barricades were expelled. Three of these have been taken to the detention center for having walked inside the barricades several times. But when one of the campaigners climbed a tree and refused to come down, the police had to start an unusual hunt. The police climbed the tree to bring him down. Then he made his way over to another tree. Here you can see what happened: An activist during Monday’s demonstrations in Gaustad jumped from tree to tree at a height of 20 metres. – We have had a person climb a tall tree. We got him down and drove him away from the scene. He will receive a report afterwards, says operations manager Gunhild Finne. She says that the police were at Gaustad because the developer, Helse Sør-Øst, has asked them for assistance to carry out the work. – Our task is to protect legal business so that it can take place safely. At the same time, we have made arrangements for dissenters to be allowed to express themselves. The climber was eventually taken down by the police and expelled from the scene. Photo: Iben Spillum Aam / news Conflict over old trees The inflamed conflict over the new Rikshospital came to a head when conservationists and hospital campaigners set up a tent camp in Gaustad. They want to prevent Helse Sør-Öst from cutting down a 150-year-old hardwood forest in an area called Lindekollen. For eight weeks, campaigners have set up a tent camp to prevent the felling of the trees at Lindekollen Photo: Hallgeir Braastad / news The trees must be removed to make way for a new road in connection with the construction of a new giant hospital. The hospital which will receive patients from all over the country. A new National Hospital and a new hospital at Aker will replace Ullevål Hospital, which is being closed down. The road that has now been put on hold is one of many pieces that need to be put in place. On Monday morning, the workers started cutting down the trees at Lindekollen. Photo: Iben Spillum Aam / news Helse Sør-Øst writes in a press release why they are removing the trees: “The new route for Sognsvannsveien is part of the state planning plan for the Gaustad hospital area. The project has applied for and received framework and start-up permission from the Planning and Building Agency in Oslo municipality, and the relationship with Oslo municipality as landowner of parts of the route has been clarified. With this, all necessary permits for legal logging are in place”. Published 05/08/2024, at 14.34 Updated 05.08.2024, at 14.38



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