The asylum issue for Silje Garmo - a Norwegian woman who escaped from the Barnevernet center to Poland - returns again. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to grant her asylum, but according to Norwegian lawyers, there are many lies in the official argumentation. At the same time, the lawyers announced an appeal against this decision. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs also informs that refusing asylum does not close the way to applying for refugee status.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused asylum.
The case of Silje Garmo became famous a year ago after she fled to Poland. The reason for such a decision was the procedure initiated by Barnevernet aimed at withdrawing parental rights over the younger daughter. Earlier, her right to care for an older child had already been taken away. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was to make a decision on June 22, but this deadline was finally postponed (we wrote about it >>> HERE <<). It seems that the case has reached its end - Silje Garmo will not be granted asylum in Poland.
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Conditions for receiving asylum
Let us remind you - in order to receive asylum in Poland, certain conditions must be met. They include, among others a statement that the fundamental rights of an asylum seeker had been violated, which was fulfilled, and this was confirmed by the Office for Foreigners in January. Granting asylum must not be in conflict with the broadly understood interests of the Republic of Poland, and as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in its statement - an important interest in granting protection to Silje Garmo and her daughter "One cannot infer from the provisions binding on Poland the acts of international law in the field of human rights protection".
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Conflict of Interest
In its arguments, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also refers to the fact that Norway is an important economic partner for Poland. It is in the interest of the Republic of Poland to maintain proper relations between these countries for many reasons. One of them is, among others joint investment in a gas pipeline that will transport natural gas from Norwegian coasts. This is to increase the import of this raw material to Poland, and the purpose of this action is to improve the country's energy security.
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Ordo Iuris will appeal
At the organized briefing in the case of the Norwegian woman, her lawyer assured him that an application for reconsideration of the case by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be submitted. He also announced that he would go to court in case the asylum application is rejected again. The meeting was also attended by MP Robert Winnicki, who stated unequivocally that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lied in the justification of the refusal.
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Official status of Silje Garmo - "missing"
During the briefing, adv. Maciej Kryczka also criticized the arguments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the Polish ministry, Silje Garmo can safely stay in Poland, because she is officially considered a "missing" person. However, the lawyer pointed out that this meant that the Norwegian woman's passport was invalid. As she indicates, if Silje Garmo returns to Norway now, Barnevernet may resume the proceedings to withdraw her parental rights over her daughter Erie. In addition, she will be threatened with up to two years in prison. A recent amendment to Norwegian law provides for the possibility of prosecuting parents who left the country during the proceedings conducted against them by Barnevernet.
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Co dalej?
The case of Silje Garmo has certainly not ended yet. It turns out that granting asylum to a Norwegian woman is not in Poland's interest. In our opinion, this is in contradiction with the pro-family policy declared by the current government of the Republic of Poland. Additional doubts are raised by the lack of reaction of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the removal of the Polish consul from Barnevernet by force after he was refused a visit to a minor Pole who was to be taken from his parents.
Compiled partly on the basis of materials on the website www.ordoiuris.pl:
Ordo Iuris will request a reconsideration of Silje Garmo's case - press conference
Despite identified human rights violations, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuses to grant asylum to Silje Garmo and her daughter
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