Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, Member of Parliament for the South and Minister of Justice and Minister of Security, has approved changes to laws that limit the rights of foreigners in Iceland and increase the powers of the police to interfere with fellow citizens.
The minister is a member of the Independence Party, which is far to the right in Icelandic politics.
The new immigration law will prevent asylum seekers and refugees from having access to the country while their cases are being examined. It will also be prohibited to provide legal aid to these people. Closed sorting camps will be set up at the border (International Airport) those foreigners who do not qualify under the new law will be sent to closed departure camps until they can finance their own departure. There will be no possibility of communion with Icelandic society.
The new police law gives the police authority to investigate and intervene without reason or suspicion. In this way, the police can investigate foreigners with a residence permit without informing the person concerned. Police can also initiate extensive searches and background checks on protesters, opposition parties and political dissidents without their knowledge.
The coalition parties Left Green and the Progressive Party have approved these methods.
The People's Party, which has bred xenophobia, has welcomed this new law.
Samfylkinging party, which is a pro-European party, has changed its policy and now supports this law.
The pirate party, on the other hand, is opposed to this and considers the law offensive to human dignity.
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