Inger Støjberg, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration, was visibly shocked when she was sentenced to 60 days in prison a few moments ago.
The Supreme Court found her guilty of violating the Ministerial Responsibility Act when in 2016 she ruled that minors should not be allowed to stay in asylum centers with their spouse or cohabitant.
The Supreme Court ruling, which cannot be appealed, was almost unanimous – only one of the 26 judges thought that Støjberg should be acquitted.
The prosecutors asked for four months in prison, but the court settled for two.
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Støjberg’s case has been going on since the early autumn with lots of days in court and complicated testimony that many observers struggled to fully understand.
But it all came to a head this afternoon at 13.00, when Supreme Court President Thomas Rørdam stood up to announce the verdict.
Støjberg had been tipped to run for the leadership of the Danish People’s Party next month, but it seems that those plans must be put on hold.
That leaves DF success manager Morten Messerschmidt, who has a possible prison sentence threatening over his head next year, and outsider Merete Dea Larsen as the only likely candidates for the role.
Source: The Nordic Page