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Greenland Rejects Report Denying Genocide Claims
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Greenland Rejects Report Denying Genocide Claims

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Greenland's government, Naalakkersuisut, rejected a commissioned report that found no evidence of genocide.
  • The report's authors stated there is no basis for claims of genocide, contrary to expectations.
  • The government's refusal follows a request for an apology from the prime minister for past actions.

Greenland's government has rejected a report it commissioned and paid for, deeming its conclusions inconvenient. The report, authored by two Danish experts, explicitly dismisses any notion of genocide. Jonas Christoffersen, one of the report's authors, stated that his work focuses on legal evidence, not conspiracy theories.

Naalakkersuisut, the Greenlandic government, found the report unsatisfactory and refused to accept its findings. This decision comes despite the government itself ordering and funding the research. The authors of the report firmly reject the idea of genocide, asserting that there is no evidence to support such claims.

There is nothing to indicate genocide, and the prime minister has apologized for something that is not substantiated.

โ€” Jonas ChristoffersenQuoted in the article regarding the rejected report's findings.

Christoffersen, who specializes in legal evidence, emphasized that his research is grounded in facts and not speculative theories. The government's stance suggests a desire to distance itself from the genocide narrative, even after commissioning a report that directly addresses and refutes it.

He deals with legal evidence and not conspiracy theories.

โ€” Jonas ChristoffersenDescribing his own work in relation to the report.
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