Emanuel Nûko
Emanuel Nûko (born 1992) is a Greenlandic politician from the Naleraq party. He was elected to the Sermersooq municipal council and the Inatsisartut, Greenland's parliament, in the 2021 elections.
Early life and education[edit]
Emanuel Nûko was born in Ammassalik in 1992.[1]
Political career[edit]
As a member of Naleraq, he was elected in the 2021 election to the Inatsisartut, Greenland's parliament.[2] He was also elected to the Sermersooq municipal council and he sought to serve in both simultaneously.[2] Prior to his election, he served as an alternative member from Naleraq in the Inatsisartut.[2] Among his stated priorities were increasing the production and quotas of narwhal meat in his constituency.[2]
In September 2022, the Inatsisartut began debating whether to lift parliamentary immunity for Nûko – a legal immunity that shields members from prosecution – who was under police investigation for unknown reasons.[3] His immunity was lifted by the Inatsisartut, and in October, he subsequently requested permission to take a leave of absence; politician Paneeraq Olsen was named his replacement.[4] He was also granted a leave of absence from his municipal work.[5] In 2023, a Greenlandic newspaper, Sermitsiaq, published his criminal charges: Refusing to comply with a police order and committing violence.[5] His trial was set for 9 February 2023 in a Tasiilaq court.[5] He was acquitted,[6] and prosecutors appealed the acquittal.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "CV Emanuel Nûko" (PDF) (in Danish). Inatsisartut. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d Kristensen, Kassaaluk (22 April 2021). "Emanuel Nûko får dobbeltmandat" [Emanuel Nûko gets a double mandate]. Sermitsiaq (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Lindstrøm, Merete (27 September 2022). "Emanuel Nûko skal for retten" [Emanuel Nûko is going to court]. Sermitsiaq (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Veirum, Thomas Munk (5 October 2022). "Paneeraq Olsen indsat i Inatsisartut" [Paneeraq Olsen dispatched to the Inatsisartut]. Sermitsiaq (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Kristensen, Kassaaluk (4 January 2023). "Inatsisartutmedlem anklaget for vold" [Inatsisartut member accused of violence]. Sermitsiaq (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Lindstrøm, Merete; Berthelsen, Jensine (13 February 2023). "Emanuel Nûko er frikendt i retten søndag" [Emanuel Nûko was acquitted in court on Sunday]. Sermitsiaq (in Danish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Veirum, Thomas Munk (27 February 2023). "Afgørelse i politiker-sag er blevet anket" [The decision of the politician's case has been appealed]. Sermitsiaq (in Danish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.