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January 18, 2006
Norway: Tougher Laws Proposed For Immigrants
Today's Aftenposten states that the Norwegian minister of justice, Knut Storberget, wants laws on immigration which ensure that applicants for Norwegian citizenship who have criminal records in their home countries will not be granted rights of Norwegian nationality.
Earlier today, the issue was discussed in Storting, Norway's parliament. The Directorate of Immigration (UDI) believes that current laws are too lax and allow for such individuals to gain citizenship.
Jan Arild Ellingsen, spokesperson for the Progress Party on justice policy, made mention of UDI assertions that a major factor in such cases was a lack of access to criminal registers from abroad. This has led to individuals being granted citizenship when they should have been extradited for trial.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at January 18, 2006 3:35 PM
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