Former Danish Defense Minister Charged with State Secret Leaks
Source: Voice of America - Reuters
Denmark's former defense minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has been charged with treason for leaking state secrets, which carries a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.
"I have spoken out as a member of parliament on a political issue, and I have nothing further to add at present. But I could never dream of doing anything that could harm Denmark or Denmark's interests," Frederiksen said.
It was not clear which comments Frederiksen referred to in his statement. The state prosecutors office and the Ministry of Defense declined to comment on Frederiksen's statement.
The news come after the head of Denmark's foreign intelligence unit last month was detained, charged under the same section of the law. Lars Findsen has denied wrongdoing, describing the accusation as "completely insane.”
Read more: https://www.voanews.com/a/former-danish-defense-minister-charged-with-state-secret-leaks/6398103.html
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. This seems to be about Danish cooperation with the NSA, snooping on the communication of other European countries. The government is trying to silence the press...
BTW - our prime minister is Mette Frederiksen, with no family relation to Claus Hjort Frederiksen. She is a social democrat. and he is from a liberal party.
