Krekar sues the
government
Mullah Krekar thinks the authorities have isolated him by taking away his right to work and study. He is taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
 Mullah Krekar is suing the Norwegian government to make sure that he is getting his rights. PHOTO: PAAL AUDESTAD |
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"I'm taking Norway to court to see that I’m getting everything I have a right to," says the 52 year-old Iraqi Kurd. He has been served an expulsion order which cannot be put into effect because he could face the death penalty if he returns home.
"He has no ID-papers, he cannot come and go as he pleases, he has no economic or social rights in this country. Instead he is in virtual house arrest without the means to support himself or his family," says his attorney, Brynjar Melling.
The Conservative Party leader, Erna Solberg doesn't think he has much chance of winning his case. "The suggestion that he cannot get medical care is untrue. Everyone in Norway, whether they are here legally or not, has the right to emergency funds from social services and emergency medical assistance. In Krekar’s case he doesn't qualify for emergency money because he has a wife that works earning an income for the family," says Solberg to daily newspaper Aftenposten.
"Krekar is being treated well. Many other countries intern people who are to be expelled," says Solberg.
The European Court of Human Rights has still not decided whether to accept Krekar's case.
Sven Goll
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