“For security reasons and as a consequence of the world context, you cannot attend the excuse because you were born in Russia. This is a strict norm and cannot be changed.” When Anastasia agreed to the Wilma platform, the communication system used by students, teachers and parents in Finland, did not give credit to what he was seeing. His son Dima could not go with his classmates to the visit that the Kulosaaren Institute had prepared to the nuclear power plant in Olkiluoto Because his nationality is Russian.
“It is absurd. Who believes that a child can be spy? How can he be responsible for the world situation? This is racist, irrational and illegal,” denounces Dima’s mother in the Finnish portal , where he explains that his son has Finnish nationality.
La Directora del Institutto Kulosaari, Minnariitta Raitio, ha explicado a Yle Novosti that the students had to complete a form with their data before the excursion. “Olkiluoto reviewed the information and decided who could go,” he said. In the nuclear power plant confirmed that restrictions affect citizens with Russian or Belarusian passport. “Our risk analysis and cooperation with authorities have led to this decision,” said Johanna Aho, head of communication of the plant. “You can visit the information center, but not the nuclear installation,” says the head of the center.
The Finnish Security Police (knew) has assured that they have not imposed restrictions on people with dual nationality in key infrastructure. “Each entity decides its own security protocols. The legislation does not prevent these visits,” said its spokesman, Irene Zidan.
From the Office of the Ombudsman has recommended to the family to contact them to assess whether the measure violates the law. “Any differentiation must have a legitimate objective and be proportional. Otherwise, it can be discrimination,” said expert Matti Jutila.
