All parties with the exception of government parties Conservatives and the Progress Party endorses the initiative, informs SV Bård Vegar Solhjell.
– It is very important that the temporary Armament has legitimacy. Therefore, it should be discussed in Parliament, says he said.
The parliamentary majority says no general armament, but fears that continual expansion of police temporary permission to carry weapons will slide into a permanent arrangement.
Half year
At the weekend went Labour’s justice policy spokeswoman Hadia Tajik out and demanded answers on how the government intends to liquidate armament.
– We take him seriously about that his intentions are not a general arming of police. We assume that he stands for this, but in order to liquidate the temporary Armament needed a plan, said Tajik VG.
When the current extension of Armament runs out in June, police will have been armed in half a year.
– I do not think Norway safer by armed police in the face of a diffuse, global threat. When will the Parliament the opportunity to discuss it and hear the arguments for, say Solhjell.
WANT WEAPONS: Norwegian Police Federation believes it is time for permanent armament of Norwegian police. Photo: Sigurdsøn Bjorn / NTB scanpix
Sending letter
On the SV initiative has opposition parties now sent a letter to the Minister of Justice where he requested to answer Parliament on the background and rationale for temporary armament.
The parliamentary majority makes it clear that it welcomes ANUNDSEN answers before any extension of the temporary permit.
Anundsen has maintained he is agrees that Parliament should be informed if Armament becomes prolonged. He has also given guarantees Armament not be of a permanent nature, but has not specified how long police can carry weapons.
– I have to get read the letter from the committee before I can comment on what I should answer. But we’ve updated the regulations to meet the kind of situation we are now experiencing, with significantly elevated threat, also against the police, he says to VG.
The reason for Armament is that Police Security Service believes that especially uniformed Police is a potential terrorist target.
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