Fosen activists block even more ministries in Oslo on Wednesday morning. The police started removing them in the nineties.
They have extended the action to also apply to the Ministry of Climate and the Environment and the Ministry of Business.
These are buildings located 600–700 meters from the government quarter in Akersgata. This has been the protesters’ haunt since the actions started.
In the nineties reported NRK that the police were in the process of removing activists at the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries.
Later, the police did the same outside the Ministry of Finance. Here was also the high-profile Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has participated in the demonstrations in recent days.
Together with the others, she shouted CSV – which is a Sami battle cry.
The police stated that they would carry the protesters across the street. There they would be able to continue the action.
Shortly after Thunberg and a bunch of others were removed, a handful of employees entered the ministry. The activists went on to the Ministry of Climate and the Environment. There, too, they were carried away by the police.
Demonstrators were already in place at several government buildings in central Oslo on Wednesday morning.
Shareholder Beaska Niilas confirmed to Aftenposten that they would “expand with a couple of ministries”.
Back after being carried away
From before, they blocked the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Oil and Energy, among others.
On Tuesday, the police carried activists away from a side entrance to the Ministry of Finance. Wednesday morning they were back.
– On Tuesday, they were removed because of a socially critical meeting. It no longer applies on Wednesday. That is why we are back there, says Beaska-Niillas.
But later in the day they were removed again.
Beaska Niillas is the parliamentary leader of the National Confederation of Norwegian Sami in the Sami Parliament.
– Do you also want to campaign at the Prime Minister’s office?
– We have not discussed that yet, he says.
On Tuesday, the activists were removed from the Ministry of Finance.
Wednesday morning they were back.
Objective: Get turbines away
The protesters’ aim is for the wind turbines at Fosen in Trøndelag to be demolished.
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs that the concession for the wind power plant was a violation of Sami rights. After more than 500 days, the state has still not decided what to do to rectify this. The activists believe the wind turbines must come down.
The court did not explicitly say what should happen to the wind turbines, and there is a dispute over the interpretation of the judgment.
Prime minister cancels trip to Great Britain
The action in Oslo started on Thursday morning last week. It has now led to Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland (Ap) dropping a planned trip to Great Britain together with the Crown Prince couple.
On Tuesday, Aasland took the initiative for a meeting with the protesters. The shareholders refused. Aasland spoke to some of them outside the ministry, but then the atmosphere became heated. The demonstrators would rather meet the Prime Minister.
Has lost trust in Aasland
– There is a notch in the plate. We’ve been hearing the same thing almost for years. “We must investigate, we must investigate, we must investigate.” This case is more thoroughly investigated than any other case, says Beaska to Aftenposten.
He says they have no confidence in Aasland. Instead, they demand that Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre get on the field.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) has not wanted to make concrete promises to remove the illegal wind turbines, as the protesters want.
He indicated to Aftenposten on Tuesday that he has contacted the Sami parliament president and will meet her next week. Støre said he was interested in a “close and good dialogue”.
He believes the government has been clear that the state must fulfill its obligations under international law following the judgment in the Supreme Court.
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This is how the wind turbines affect reindeer husbandry:
– It was the best winter pasture we had. Now we have no untouched pastures left.
