The Storting’s Justice Committee published its recommendation on Tuesday on the Government Bill which was introduced before Christmas last year. The setting will be debated and then probably adopted next week.
However, the president of the Justice commission, Per-Willy Amundsen (Frp), is very critical.
– March 2023 will be the month when the Storting abolishes the right to privacy. It’s a step in the direction of a police state, he adds Bergens tide.
– This happens without a thorough investigation and without public debate, he says and emphasizes that the control should only take place after a concrete assessment and after the courts have decided on the case.
A rare coalition, made up of Frp, Venstre and SV, is very critical and has common comments on the bill, the newspaper writes.
Høyre’s justice policy spokesman, Sveinung Stensland, disagrees with other opposition parties. He believes that it is right to give the police the opportunity to use this tool and stresses that the most important task of the authorities is to ensure the safety of the country and its citizens.
Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp) has previously said the police intelligence service needs expanded capabilities as Norway may face new types of threats that the security service needs to be able to deal with. ‘anticipate.
When the bill was in consultation, it was criticized by, among others, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, the Danish Bar Association, the Norwegian Institute for Human Rights and Tekna.
