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The Case That Ran Out

A salmon-farming case in the Faroe Islands has hit a legal deadline, leaving the justice system facing uncomfortable questions about its own performance.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 8
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Faroese Prime Minister Beinir Johannesen has asked Denmark’s justice minister to explain the delays behind a prosecution involving salmon producer Bakkafrost that the Court of the Faroe Islands found time-barred.

His office announced the request on November 6, 2026, three days after the court’s ruling. Johannesen said case…

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