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…
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…
‘Child bride’ demands DKK50,000 in compensation
An alleged Syrian child bride who is suing the Danish Immigration Service for DKK50,000 told Copenhagen District Court, Monday, she had never been forced to marry her nine-year older husband. The couple were…
‘Child bride’ couple sues government
A Syrian couple who fell foul of Integration Minister Inger Støjberg’s ‘child-bride’ ruling in 2016 and were forced to live apart in separate refugee shelters are suing the government for financial compensation. After parliament’s Ombudsman…
New twist in child bride affair: Young girls lied
A number of Muslim child brides could be facing deportation after it was revealed they lied about their age on arrival in Denmark to improve their application for asylum. 6 out of 32…
Støjberg accused of more child bride lies
New accusations have been levelled at Integration Minister Inger Støjberg in the ‘child bride’ affair. Ms Støjberg has repeatedly claimed her instruction to separate under age wives from their adult spouses at asylum…
PM’s ministry was warned about child bride problems
The Ministry of State has become implicated in the ‘child bride controversy’ that continues to dog Integration Minister Inger Støjberg, left-wing daily Information reports. In an official parliamentary response to the Social Liberals’…
Støjberg changes story on child brides
Opposition parties grilled Integration Minister Inger Støjberg for hours in a marathon consultation session over the child-bride affair, during which she gave a new explanation for her actions. The controversy centres on whether the minister was…
Government proposes ban on child brides
The government will put forward a bill today that, if passed, will ban minors under the age of 18 from getting married. Additionally, marriages conducted abroad involving a minor will no longer be…
New poll: Populist party makes gains as coalition partners slip back
Denmark’s Democrats continue to gain support. The populist party, formed by former hardline immigration minister Inger Støjberg in 2022 after she quit the Liberals (Venstre) following her conviction in the child brides affair, would…