At 11:13 the police started removing chains around Fosen activists outside the entrance to the Ministry of Culture and Equality in Oslo. Soon after, the police start to carry away demonstrators. Shareholders removed from the Ministry of Finance During an hour earlier, the police removed shareholders from the Ministry of Finance. – Now the campaigners are on their way to the central detention center for fines and reports. It can sting well, there are quite high fine rates, says Tore Barstad, head of the police force, to news. MOVE: Shareholders will be removed by the police if they do not move voluntarily. Photo: Bethel Britto / news The activists shout and shout slogans that were used during the Alta action. Several demonstrators and spectators are in place while the police remove the protesters a little before 10.30. After the police removed the campaigners at the Ministry of Finance on Thursday morning, police task leader Tore Barstad says that they will continue to campaign at the other ministries. – Now we use the resources as necessary. We get ready, and then we go to the next place and implement the measures we find necessary, says Barstad. Acting at several entrances On Thursday, the Departments’ Security and Service Organization (DSS) asked the police for assistance in removing demonstrators from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Climate and the Environment, the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries and the Ministry of Culture and Equality. Just before 7 o’clock several activists had sat down in front of the entrance. Protesters also climbed outside the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and hung a banner. For a week, campaigners have demonstrated in front of several ministries. They have said they will campaign until the windmills at Fosen are removed. POSTER: Protesters from Greenpeace have hung this up at the Ministry of Oil and Energy. Photo: Alf Simensen / NTB DSS requested the protesters outside the Ministry of Culture in Grubbegata to be removed. – We have asked the police to remove the demonstrators from four ministries, says press officer Espen Evensen to news. He goes on to say that DSS has, as far as possible, made arrangements for the protesters to express their message. – But the demonstrations cannot be at the expense of the work and safety of the ministries. The employees in culture have also been notified by SMS from DSS about the removal. POLICE: Activists are carried away by the police on Thursday. They will be fined, say the police. Photo: Alf Simensen / NTB DEMONSTRATING: On Thursday, shareholders sat in front of the entrance to, among others, the Ministry of Oil and Energy. Photo: Alf Simensen / NTB Police: Asked to move Police task leader Tore Barstad says that all the protesters have been asked to remove themselves from the entrances voluntarily. But that the police experience some passive resistance. – It is a criminal offense not to comply with orders from the police. What makes this challenging is the extent to which a protester contributes. He says the ministries have an important function. – The Ministry is responsible for the entire country of Norway and has a need for normal operations, and the police assist with that. Worse and worse for the state ACTIVIST: Artist Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen says they will make it worse and worse for the state, until justice prevails in the case. Photo: Bethel Britto / news Outside the garage door of the Ministry of Oil and Energy, the campaigners have set up a lavvo and there are close to 20 campaigners. The demonstrators are from various organisations, including Nature and Youth. The demonstrators shout “Let the mountains live”. One of the demonstrators is the world-renowned activist Greta Thunberg. Spokesperson for the protesters, Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, says that they will block the entrances to several ministries on Thursday, and make it worse and worse for the state. Hætta Isaksen also says that they are now getting help from Greenpeace. WORLD FAMOUS: Greta Thunberg is among the campaigners in the Fosen case. She believes it is important to stand up for human rights. Photo: Alf Simensen / NTB President of the Sami Parliament: – It makes a strong impression Activist and artist Emil Karlsen also says they intend to sit outside the entrances. – It remains to be seen how they will handle us. There are many of us here who are determined to sit here until we are carried away. Sami Parliament President Silje Karine Muotka says it is strong to see all the protesters on Thursday. – I am incredibly moved by the young people. It has made a strong impression. I think they feel they have to do something. It is expressed in this way. She will meet Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland today. She is cautiously optimistic. – I go to all meetings with hope and faith in getting ahead. But it is a demanding matter. We have a lot to work on, and I think the whole country has become aware of that this week. Demonstrations are in full swing on Thursday, as they have been throughout the last week. They refuse to give up until the windmills at Fosen are removed. Photo: Bethel Britto / news Violating indigenous rights The Supreme Court has ruled that the wind turbines at Fosen violate the Sami’s indigenous rights. It was in October 2021 that it delivered its verdict. Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland (Ap) has said that the state is determined to resolve the conflict, but that it may still take a year before a proposal for measures is available. He believes the windmills are valid now. Law professor Øyvind Ravna believes Minister Aasland is out in the open legally. – Minister Aasland is wrong, he says to news. The Fosen campaigners refuse to meet Aasland – they only want to talk to the prime minister. Get an introduction to the Fosen case here.
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