{"id":103721,"date":"2024-12-09T08:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T08:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/now-the-government-and-sv-cancel-the-debt-news-troms-and-finnmark\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T08:30:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T08:30:27","slug":"now-the-government-and-sv-cancel-the-debt-news-troms-and-finnmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/now-the-government-and-sv-cancel-the-debt-news-troms-and-finnmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Now the government and SV cancel the debt – news Troms and Finnmark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

– It is absolutely fantastic. Me and the family have been very stressed lately, says Dilani Johnson Collin to news. The Collin family from Sri Lanka sat in a church asylum at Finnsnes in Midt-Troms for eight years before they received a residence permit in Norway a year and a half ago. This summer, the family who fled the civil war said they feared becoming debt slaves for the rest of their lives. The state demanded that the family pay the legal costs for the appeal court cases they went through in order to have the refusal of residence overturned. – We have thought a lot about how we could pay such a large sum. My parents are of retirement age, so I was afraid that the entire requirement would become my responsibility, says Dilani. Together with her parents Merry Anjala and Antonipillai Johnsen Collin, she was required to repay half a million kroner plus interest to the state. The interest rate was 12.5 per cent. Two years ago, Dilani and the rest of the Collin family were finally able to leave the church. Now they can say goodbye to the debt that has been hanging over them. Photo: B\u00f8rge Hoseth \/ news – A Christmas present – I don’t have a permanent job either, so it’s been demanding. But now we feel a sense of relief, we can relax and thank God. He heard our prayers, you might say, says Dilani. Supporters helped the family this summer to raise the case with the Ministry of Justice. The State’s collection center had then rejected the application for remission of the debt. Now they have been heard. – It is a wonderful Christmas present, we received the message in the first week of Advent. Together with SV, the government cancels the debt. They do this through a so-called verbal in the negotiations on the balanced budget, i.e. the budget for the current year. It was Folkebladet that first mentioned the case. Now Dilani hopes to be able to focus on his own future. Photo: B\u00f8rge Hoseth \/ news A new start – Now I can safely make a plan for the future, and can dare to think a little about what I want to do next, says Dilani. – It’s a new life without limitations, you could say. The news was received with cheers from the family’s supporters. – Now the family can put the past behind them and start a new life in Norway. This is according to the coordinator of the family’s support group, Hilde Midthjell, who has worked closely with the politicians. – Especially for Dilani, who still has a lot of life ahead of him. She can start working and get an education without knowing that every time she earns a penny, it will be taken from her. Hilde Midthjell with Dilani in 2022. Photo: William Jobling \/ news Midthjell thinks it is brutal how the State’s collection center operates. – I have gone through all the case papers from both the immigration authorities and the collection center and seen how tough it is. She says there has been a lot of work against politicians and others to make this happen. – That way they would understand how unfair it was that the family had to pay the legal costs when the state has made so many mistakes. According to the law, they should have been granted residence in Norway from the start. Dilani has no doubts about how important the help from Midthjell has been. – We are eternally grateful to her, says Dilani. Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes (SV) has long been involved in the affairs of the Collin family. Photo: William Jobling \/ news SV \u2013 demand SV deputy chairman Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes thought the case was over when the one-off measure was in place, which ensured that the family was allowed to stay in Norway. – I did not think that the State’s collection center would just go ahead and demand court costs, which had built up to several hundreds of thousands and in practice put them in debt slavery. He says he has demanded to get the matter through in SV’s budget negotiations with the government. – This is for a family that has been cut off from society in working life and everything like that for far more than seven years. Getting back in life, getting a job and getting an education is an incredibly long journey. He hopes this gives the family a clean slate to start with. – I think they deserve that after everything they have been through. The Collin family praises the SV deputy leader’s work in the case: – He is a great man. The family is grateful for everything he has done, says Dilani. A long battle may finally seem to be over for the Collin family, who now hope to be able to start a free life in Norway. Photo: William Jobling The County Council itself describes Dilani as a “giant lady”. – She has managed to maintain enthusiasm, enthusiasm and optimism throughout the process. It’s absolutely incredible. At the same time, the family highlights their support group at Finnsnes, which has helped the family through the demanding time. – Even though the cases have come to an end, they still stand behind us and support us, that’s so important, says Dilani. Published 09.12.2024, at 09.06
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