{"id":25619,"date":"2022-12-13T07:14:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T07:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/pst-believes-the-spy-law-is-very-strict-news-troms-and-finnmark\/"},"modified":"2022-12-13T07:14:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T07:14:25","slug":"pst-believes-the-spy-law-is-very-strict-news-troms-and-finnmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/pst-believes-the-spy-law-is-very-strict-news-troms-and-finnmark\/","title":{"rendered":"PST believes the “spy law” is very strict – news Troms and Finnmark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

– There are very strict conditions for one to be convicted of espionage, says assistant PST chief Hedvig Moe. She is talking about the so-called spy provision. The person who is supposed to protect Norway against illegal intelligence from foreign states. The law has two important conditions for being punished for espionage. Section 121. Intelligence activities against state secrets Whoever, for the benefit of a foreign state, terrorist organization or without valid reason, collects or takes possession of secret information which, if it becomes known to such a state, is punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to 3 years. terrorist organization or otherwise disclosed, may damage fundamental national interests that apply to a. defence, security and preparedness matters, b. the activities, security or freedom of action of the highest state bodies, c. the relationship with other states, d. security arrangements for the representation of foreign states and at major national and international events, e. society’s infrastructure, such as food, water and energy supply, transport and telecommunications, health emergency services or the banking and monetary system, or f. Norwegian natural resources. One is secret information. And the second is that national interests can be damaged. – Perhaps that is precisely what represents two of the problems. Both conditions must be met in order to be convicted of espionage. And I don’t know if those are the right formulations to use, says Moe. From state secrets to digital intrusions According to PST, intelligence activity from Russia and China has changed a lot in recent years. Before, it involved classic handovers of state secrets. So a classic secret. Such as military capabilities or government security. Today, espionage has become digital, and has come closer to the lives of Norwegian citizens. Norwegian hospitals can be one of the targets for foreign intelligence. Photo: UNN Network operations are among the things that pose a serious threat to Norway, according to PST’s threat assessment. Routines and operation of health institutions, water works and energy works are pointed out as targets for foreign intelligence. – That which may be information that we do not want foreign powers to get hold of. But which is not necessarily either secret or violates fundamental national interests, says Moe. Stricter “spy law” in Sweden While the threats have become digital, the law has changed little. The condition of secrecy is the same as in the law 120 years ago, says associate professor Ingvild Bruce at the Norwegian Police Academy. – It looked quite similar in the previous Criminal Code we had from 1902, and it got its current form in 2008, and has not been changed since then, says Bruce. Ingvild Bruce is a former court judge, and has, among other things, a background from the Ministry of Justice and the Office of the Attorney General. Photo: Ola Mjaaland \/ news She has researched the legislation between several countries. The Norwegian law differs from the Swedish law. There is no requirement for “secret information.” – It only requires that it could harm Sweden’s security if a foreign state becomes aware of them. So they lack this condition of secrecy, says Bruce. – This means that the Norwegian provision may set somewhat stricter requirements for a conviction for espionage than the Swedish one. The law under scrutiny The Ministry of Justice will now take a closer look at the legislation in several areas. The background is societal development, increased digitization and a special security situation. This is what State Secretary Hans-Petter Aasen (Sp) writes in an e-mail to news. – This also applies to the regulations related to unwanted activity from foreign intelligence in Norway. We are concerned that criminal legislation is adapted to the serious challenges we face at all times, and that we have a clear body of legislation that produces the intended effects. WILL LOOK AT THE LAW: State Secretary Hans-Petter Aasen in the Ministry of Justice and Emergency Preparedness. Photo: Ministry of Justice and Emergency Preparedness The head of the justice committee also believes that it is natural that the law be revised. – There may be reason to look more closely at the paragraph in the light of, not least, technological development and the new international situation, says Per-Willy Amundsen (Frp). – Complex intelligence activity PST would like to have a review of where the limit should be for illegal intelligence. Hedvig Moe justifies this with the complex intelligence activity from Russia and especially China. – And we welcome the fact that the legislature is reassessing what should be legal and what should be illegal intelligence. – Do you consider that the law as it is today is outdated? – In any case, I see that there may be reason to question whether we want any more intelligence activity to be illegal than it is today. And it is the legislator who must decide that, not the PST.
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