Wow, talk about different cultures. Former Immigration Minister Inger Stoejberg was put to trial for separating minors from their adult spouses. She was trying to save these minors from these messed-up relationships. But I guess her peers didn’t appreciate her plight so they claimed she was against human rights.
“A former Danish immigration minister has been found guilty of illegally separating young asylum-seeking couples in a landmark impeachment trial.
Judges ruled Inger Stoejberg’s decision in 2016 to separate couples was unlawful and jailed her for 60 days.
Ms. Stoejberg said she was very surprised by the verdict as the policy was designed to combat child marriage.
The case was Denmark’s first impeachment trial in three decades and only the sixth in its history.
“It’s not just me who has lost but Danish values have lost too,” she told reporters outside the court, adding that she would accept her punishment but had no regrets.
Between 2015 to 2019, Ms. Stoejberg served as Denmark’s immigration minister in a center-right government propped up by the right-wing populist Danish People’s Party.
During her tenure, she took a hard line on immigration and introduced dozens of restrictions. Among them was an order in February 2016 that married refugees under 18 years old should not be accommodated with their spouses.
Ms. Stoejberg ordered the separation of 23 married couples before the policy was dropped a few months later.”
“The verdict cannot be appealed and the jail sentence is unconditional, meaning that it must be served.”
“Investigations by both the ombudsman and a special commission concluded that their separation and others ordered by Ms. Stoejberg were illegal.
“An ombudsman is an official, usually appointed by the government, who investigates complaints.”
Under Danish and human rights law, each case must be assessed individually. This requirement had been ignored and therefore breached human rights, the investigations found.”
This is crazy. Stroejberg was trying to protect kids and minors from the adults that were preying on them and somehow she is the bad guy for it. She should be commended for taking care of these kids, but instead, they imprisoned her. That’s some twisted values they have in Denmark.
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