The Chief of Defense will make it possible to prohibit military personnel from wearing uniforms at certain events and activities.
It shows a note from the Defense Command, which Berlingske has seen.
The message comes as a result of some people wearing military uniforms to demonstrations organized by the group Men In Black.
One who has participated is a specially trained soldier from the Frømand Corps. He is a reservist on an available contract until 2023, Berlingske writes.
The soldier took part in a demonstration on 15 May, where he wore the current uniform of the Armed Forces and a hat belonging to the uniform of the Frømand Corps. The man was a speaker at the Town Hall Square in Copenhagen.
As the rules are today, it is only possible to prohibit soldiers from wearing their uniform at events that directly speak against the Armed Forces or Danish defense policy, the newspaper writes.
It is therefore not a criminal offense for the soldier to have worn the uniform at the demonstration, nor can it lead to disciplinary proceedings against him. It appears from documents that Berlingske has received from the Armed Forces.
But that may change. The Chief of Defense, Flemming Lentfer, wants a list of events and activities where military personnel are prohibited from wearing uniforms. A list that must be expandable.
The Danish Armed Forces’ Personnel Agency believes that the Armed Forces can restrict use for non-official purposes “for example with an explicit ban”, without it being in conflict with freedom of expression, the newspaper writes.
The Armed Forces’ Audit Corps has “closed several cases concerning participation in Men In Black demonstrations on the grounds that there is currently no legal basis for punishment”, according to a document from the Armed Forces, according to Berlingske.
It is not clear whether the persons in question still served in the Armed Forces.