Silje Garmo and her daughter have recently been under great stress because the woman was threatened with the child being picked up by the Norwegian Barnevernet office. Yesterday, the Office for Foreigners decided to grant the woman and her child asylum in Poland.
Application from September 5, 2017
On September 5, 2017, Silje Garmo first sent an application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking to grant her and her 2-year-old daughter Eira asylum. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to allow the Norwegian, but the desperate mother decided to continue fighting. Due to Silje's refusal, she did not give up and submitted an application again.
Silje Garmo and her fight for asylum
Chronic fatigue syndrome, judgments about taking too many painkillers and a chaotic lifestyle are the reasons why Norwegian office for child care, Barnevernet wanted to take Silje's child away. The woman did not want to give up because she believes she is a good mother. Ultimately, despite the refusal, she sent the letter to Polish again, for the second time Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking for asylum for herself and her daughter. The application was sent at the end of August 2018.
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One daughter has already been taken from her
Silje Garmo she wouldn't be so afraid for her fate and that of her 2-year-old daughter if it weren't for the fact that Barnevernet had already taken one child away from her in the past. The father of a 12-year-old girl made several accusations against the woman, which ultimately led to her being taken away from her mother. The whole incident took place a year ago. Before the woman gave birth to her second daughter in 2017, she was already under heavy surveillance by the child welfare office. There is no denying that it was the main one reason for Silje's departure from Norway.
"It's official"
Attorney Jerzy Kwaśniewski, who represented Silje Garmo, announced yesterday on his Twitter account that the woman and her 2-year-old daughter officially received asylum in Poland. One of the reasons was "the mechanism of constant violation by Norway of international guarantees regarding a fair trial and respect for family life, which translates into a direct threat to the woman and her daughter if they return to Norway
