BothBergensTidende,NRK,AftenpostenandVGhavecriticizedthejusticeministerrefusedtocommentontheissuesofasylumchildrenandMullahKrekar.
-InoteANUNDSENabsence,andthattherehasbeenadebateinitself,saysKjerstiLokenStavruminNorwegianPressAssociation.
BothBergensTidende,NRK,AftenpostenandVGhavecriticizedthejusticeministerrefusedtocommentontheissuesofasylumchildrenandMullahKrekar.
-InoteANUNDSENabsence,andthattherehasbeenadebateinitself,saysKjerstiLokenStavruminNorwegianPressAssociation.
-Itisanuntenablelinejusticeministeraddedonwhenheishidingatanyhintofcriticism,AftenpostenwroteinaneditorialTuesday.
ButAndersAnundsen(FRP)donotunderstandthecriticismifhefailstorespondtotoughquestionswhenitstormslittlearoundhim.
-ItiswellprimarilyBergensTidendeandAftenpostenwhohaveaccusedmeofit,andIdonotknowmeagainatthepictureatall,hesaystoAftenposten.
AnundsenhasroughlyfiftydaysdeclinedallrequestsforinterviewsinBergensTidendeinconnectionwithnewspapercoverageoftheagreementbetweenthegovernmentpartiesandtheChristianDemocratsandtheLeftandthehandlingoflongremainingasylumchildren.
HealsorefusedtoparticipateinNRK”debate”aboutKrekarcase,andthathefivedaysinarowrejectedVGrequestinterviewaboutProgressKrekarpolicy.
-Mediamanagementisaprofession.Andweseethatinsomecasesthenthestrategytokeepawayfromthepublic.FortheMinisterofJustice,itisaboldstrategy.WeshouldnothaveaMinisterofJusticewhodidnottakepartinadebateinwhichhehasacentralroletoplay,saidStavrumAftenpostenMonday.
HehadalsodeclinedtobeinterviewedbyAftenpostencriticismfromcountyleadersintheChristianDemocratsandLiberalswhoindicatedthattheyhadfrayedconfidenceinhishandlingofasylumchildrenmatter.Anundsencommentedonlycaseinane-mail.
Butthejusticeminister,whoTuesdaypretendedtobeinterviewedontheirwayinandoutofmeetingsoftheparliamentaryhall,dismissesthecriticism.
JusticeMinisterAndersAnundsen
Askedifheseemscriticismwasunfair,herepliedasfollows:
-Itisyourwords.Idonotknowmeagaininthecriticism,herepeats.
TheMinisterofJusticeisthelastfewdayshasbeenmetwithharshasylumcriticismfromcountyleadersintheChristianDemocratsandLiberals.AftenpostenhasrevealedthatsomeoftheChristianDemocraticPartyandevenadvocatingthatthepartyshouldbreakthecooperationagreementwiththegovernmentbecauseofthejusticeminister’shandlingofasylumAgreementandchildrenwhohavelivedinNorway.
-Asylumagreementisanagreementbetweenfourparties,anditthinksIamwellsatisfied.Ithasstormedaround,dealingwithlongremainingchildren.ItisamatterwhichwillnowbeconsideredbytheStandingCommitteeonScrutinyandConstitutionalAffairs,andImustdealwithitinthatquestion,hesays.
AskedwhymanyintheChristianDemocratsandLeftnowsaythattheyhasfrayedtrustinhim,herepliedasfollows:
-Themainmycommentinthisrespect,wouldbethatifonereliessolelyonthemedia’spresentationofthiscase,Iunderstandthatpeoplethinkthisishandledotherwisethanitis.ButIwillthereforeprimarilycommentontheAuditCommittee.
-Whatthemedia’scoverageiswhatiswrong?
-AdheringcontrolhearingonFebruary6,Ithinkyoushouldclarifyitinagoodway,saysAnundsen.
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