The majority consists of the National Confederation of Norwegian Sami, the Center Party and Flyttsamelista’s Sami parliamentary group. – The state is on the ownership side of the Fosen wind power plant through Statkraft, is the licensing authority, has been party support in the legal process, provided investments for the development through the Storting and must also follow up on the Supreme Court verdict, says parliamentary deputy leader of the Norwegian Samers Riksforbund (NSR), Maren Benedicte Nystad Storslett. – It does not inspire confidence that the state is sitting in many roles at once, and we question whether it is right for the state to cater to itself, says Storslett to NTB. There is a deep crisis of trust between the Sami and the Norwegian state. The government must seek to remedy this crisis of confidence, maintains Storslett. – The state must initiate an independent investigation so that we can ensure that this cannot happen again, concludes Storslett. Demonstrations For over a week, the National Association of Norwegian Samirs and Nature and Youth demonstrated in Oslo and blocked the entrance to several ministries. It had then been 500 days since the Supreme Court ruled that the wind turbines at Fosen contravene the Sami’s human rights. Finally came the apology from the government. – The Fosen Sámi have been waiting for over 500 days for the Supreme Court’s judgment to be followed up, while at the same time they live with the ongoing violation of human rights. The government must stop this and follow up on the obligation to repair, believes Storslett. – The state must initiate an independent investigation so that we can ensure that this cannot happen again, she concludes.
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The Sámi Parliament requests an independent investigation into the Fosen case – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
