"We expect the administration of justice in this province to respect the nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous peoples and to live up to promises around reconciliation. "It can, and must, do better."
The NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) is condemning the arrest of three Inuit protesters and their detention at Her Majesty's Penitentiary.
Jim Learning, Eldred Davis and Marjorie Flowers were taken into custody on July 21, after refusing to obey a court injunction ordering them not to interfere with the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project.
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NCC President Todd Russell issued a statement Monday afternoon, calling on Andrew Parsons, the province's attorney general and justice minister, to take action.
According to Russell, the three protesters were asserting their right to free speech and peaceful assembly.
"NCC calls for the immediate release of Jim, Eldred and Marjorie," Russell wrote. "We also demand that the Attorney General of Newfoundland and Labrador, who is responsible for the administration of justice in this province, do his job."
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