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.