The report from the expert group on the spiral case is awaited with great anticipation, as the expert group will, among other things, decide whether the spiral case meets the criteria for genocide.
It now appears that the Greenland Government has received two different reports from the experts because the group has split due to professional disagreements.
In a press release, the Greenland Government states that the experts themselves proposed submitting two different reports instead of one due to the disagreements, which was approved by the Greenland Government.
Two members left the group and submitted a separate report in Danish
In December 2025 and January 2026, two members of the four-person expert group announced that they had decided to resign from the group.
"The reason was professional disagreements between the members, and partly a concern about the geopolitical situation. The two members who left the expert group offered to make their own separate contribution, which was approved," writes Naalakkersuisut and continues:
"The expert group subsequently submitted their report in English and the two former members of the expert group submitted a report in Danish."
Reports to be further scrutinized - publication postponed
Naalakkersuisut Naaja H. Nathanielsen (IA) stated at the beginning of February that they had received the "report", which now turns out to be two reports, and that the report would be published after translation from English - it would likely take up to six weeks.
The six weeks have now passed, but the public can look far to find out more about the content of the reports.
Naaja H. Nathanielsen has decided that the two reports should be further scrutinized:
"Due to the disagreement about the professional approach, it has been decided to let both reports undergo a so-called peer review, where the method and professionalism are assessed by other researchers. The reason for this is that Naalakkersuisut does not want the professionalism of the reports to be questioned," the press release states.
Now the reports are expected to be published in May at the earliest, see the table below:
Rejects political considerations
Naalakkersuisoq denies that the reports are being delayed for geopolitical reasons - that is, to avoid creating further division between Denmark and Greenland:
- This is a professional contribution to shedding light on a dark chapter in our history. This case should not be used as a weapon in a political dispute. That would be disrespectful to the seriousness of the matter, she says.
The four experts in the now divided expert group make a joint statement that they appreciate being allowed to submit both reports:
"We appreciate that the Government of Greenland has decided to receive both reports, and has chosen to send both reports for peer review."
"For us, the most important thing has been to submit professional products that we can each stand behind. We look forward to being able to present them to the public and answer questions afterwards," say Dalee Sambo Dorough, Miriam Cullen, Jonas Christoffersen and Jensine Nedergaard.
