Government drops Corona curfew plan
February 17, 2021
Justice Minister Monica Mæland confirmed on Wednesday that the government is dropping its highly unpopular proposal to impose curfews in Norway, as a means of controlling the Corona virus. It’s been utterly slammed during the hearing process, so Mæland’s ministry won’t be forwarding the curfew proposal to Parliament.
Justice Minister Monica Mæland announced Wednesday that the government is withdrawing its proposal to allow curfews in Norway after massive public resistance. PHOTO: Regjeringen.no
“There’s been a lot of public engagement on the issue, and that’s good,” Mæland told Norwegian Broadcasting during an early morning newscast. She thinks the proposal was well-presented, though, and defended the government’s decision to air it publicly.