Police made mistake in child bride affair
East Jutland Police acted mistakenly when they failed to prosecute an imam who illegally performed an Islamic wedding for a girl under 18 in 2022. In a written parliamentary response to the Danish…
Former immigration minister found guilty in child brides affair
Ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg was sentenced to 60 days in prison by the Court of Impeachment, Monday, after being found guilty of illegally ordering the separation of under-age couples seeking asylum. In what…
Government to offer residency to child brides and bigamists from Afghanistan
In a complete turnaround of previous policy the government is ready to offer residency to Afghan males married to ‘child brides’ or who in some cases have more than one wife. Under the…
New report: Minister could have been given better advice about child brides
A new report provides some good news for embattled ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg ahead of her impeachment trial this autumn for the child brides affair. According to the latest findings of the Instruction…
Ex-minister to be tried for child brides affair
Former immigration minister Inger Støjberg will face a political trial and the possibility of a prison sentence after the ruling Social Democrats and her own Liberal (Venstre) party yesterday voted to impeach her….
Opposition leader supports child brides probe as division with Støjberg widens
Liberal (Venstre) leader Jacob Ellemann Jensen has come out in support of an independent legal review of the Child Bride Commission’s interim report that found former integration minister Inger Støjberg had misled parliament….
Child Brides Commission leaves Støjberg’s fate in parliament’s hands
The Child Brides Commission will today present its findings to parliament, which will then decide on possible repercussions for former integration minister Inger Støjberg. Over the past 12 months the Commission has investigated…
Ex-PM denies knowledge of child brides problem
Former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has rejected claims he was informed about the possibility of illegalities at the immigration ministry in 2016. In previous testimony to the Child Brides Commission, justice minister…
Top civil servant threatened to report minister in child brides row
The highest-ranking civil servant at the Foreign Ministry threatened to report then minister Inger Støjberg to the Ministry of State in 2016 if she continued to ignore the rules concerning the separation of…
Ex-PM to testify in child brides affair
Former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmusen has been summoned to appear before the ‘Child Brides Commission’ investigating the possible illegal separation of refugee couples when Inger Støjberg was minister for integration. The testimony…
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