Norway proposes to criminalise beggars and those trying to help them

‘Norway has proposed a controversial law which would make it illegal to help beggars on the streets.

Those offering money, food or shelter to beggars could face between six months to a year in prison if the rules came into practise, and it would criminalise organised begging.

City authorities in Oslo are reportedly in uproar over the proposal, but Norway’s justice minister Anders Anundsen said the law was needed to outlaw those running begging networks as an “organised business”.’

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