To get this on rullebladet is a small price to pay to be able to be with to stop a project like this, ” says Ingrid Skjoldvær, leader of Nature and Youth.
She is one of a total of 86 persons who were bøtelagd for civil disobedience after the demonstration outside the Vevring in Naustdal in February of this year.
Gruveplanane in Naustdal
- the largest known deposit of the mineral rutile, located in the 300 metres high Engebjøfjellet between the Redal and Vevring on the north side of the Førdefjorden.
- Rutile is among other things used as a kvitningsstoff in toothpaste, food and paint.
- Nordic Mining has applied for permission to mining. The plan is to dispose of overskotsmasse from mining operations in a fjorddeponi in Førdefjorden. About 4 km of the fjord, offers will be added the waste over a period of 50 years.
- Kommunestyra in Naustdal and Askvoll have said yes to the plans.
- ministry of the Environment shall decide final discharge.
- Thursday 14. march 2013 exposing the environment minister avgjerdsla for a discharge permit in one year, in anticipation of the new explanations.
- In november 2014 said Miljødirektoratet no to sjødeponiet. The agency placed an emphasis on miljøfaglege considerations, and a fear among the things for fiskelivet.
- In april 2015 to confirm Moderniseringsdepartementet reguleringsplanen, while the Climate and miljødepartementet gave permission to sjødeponiet.
- In February 2016 started Nordic Mining exploration in the Engebøfjellet. Demonstrantar, m.a. from Nature and Youth and Naturvernforbundet has the chain stuck and been removed with the power of the police.
- 19. February 2016 rejected the government complaint, from several miljøorganisasjonar on the other fjorddeponi in Førdefjorden.
Source: Wikipedia.org and the NRK.en
In three weeks delayed aksjonane prøveboringa to the mining company Nordic Mining, which led to sizable fines for aksjonistane.
Every bot was at 10,000 dollars, a total of over one million. Some of the aksjonistane has be widely accepted botanical gardens, but 70 people refused to pay. Now they must meet in the Fjordane court.
Repent ye
Nordic Mining has previously said that aksjonane has led to large losses due to forseinkingane.
Nature and Youth fryktar følgjene of a fjorddeponi, and think the cultural is environmental crime. Skjoldvær says the action was necessary to prevent a yet greater lovbrot, and even though she must be in court this week, has not gruveaksjonisten the stage at the demonstration.
It is the first time I going through something like that. I’m excited on what will happen, but I gler me to tell in court about why we have done what we have done, ” says Skjoldvær.
Uncertain number of trials
the Trial starting Tuesday is about the first aksjonistane that blocked the road up to the Engebø mountain. There were 14 aksjonistar that chain themselves together, they were four persons who endorsed the closing.
– There are a total of 70 persons in the case, but one must consider how many you should take in each case. It may be that some will adopt their førelegg after quarter, ” says politiadvokat Erling Melvær.
most people have been given a fine of 10,000 crowns, a man has been with several times and received a fine of 20,000 dollars.
Now you might be yet expensive.
– clear the main rule is that liquidated damages are heva 2,000 money, in addition to relief, says Melvær.
Largest since the Alta-action
the Demonstration in Naustdal is the largest since the Alta action in 1981, when more than 1,000 people to together had five million in fine for his protest against development of the Alta-Kautokeino watercourse.
Skjoldvær says she is excited for what that look in court this week. She stated that they will show to naudretten and asks to be acquitted.
– The worst that can happen is that we need to pay the full sum, and possibly legal, but forhåpentlegvis are we declared not ought also.
” I hope we shall be able to stop this project. We have several aksjonistar on the list who are ready to demonstrate again should it be necessary.
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