Having already been sentenced to two months in prison for an illegal decision, former Danish Immigration Minister and proponent of strict anti-immigration measures Inger Stroiberg is facing expulsion from parliament today.
Following a trial in a special court to judge the ministers, the “Danish authorities” advocate was found guilty last week of illegally separating couples seeking asylum because the woman was a minor.
The special court ruled that he violated the European Convention on Human Rights.
Her expulsion from parliament is considered almost certain after the debate that will take place today after 13:15 local time, in which the 48-year-old former minister should be present.
With the exception of the far right, most parties support Stroyberg’s removal from parliament, including her former Liberal party, which she ousted in February.
Since 1953 only four Members have been expelled from Parliament.
“It is inconceivable for anyone in prison to serve a sentence and remain an MP,” Liberal parliamentary group leader Carsten Laurizen told reporters.
In 2016, 23 couples of asylum seekers, most of whom were of minor age difference, were separated, without an individual examination of their file, on the basis of Stroiberg’s recommendations. They were then taken to different centers pending the examination of their case.
In seven cases, center staff reported that refugees had suicidal ideation or tendencies.
The special court, which for the first time sentenced a minister to prison, ruled that Stroiberg had no right to take a measure “in which those concerned were not given the opportunity to have their case considered separately”.
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The former minister, who was particularly popular when she was in power, defended her actions, saying her goal was to fight forced marriages.
“I think this is a defeat for the Danish authorities, not just for me,” he said as he walked out of court.
“I am being punished because I tried to protect the girls,” he complained on Facebook.
The leader of the French far right, Marine Le Pen, rushed to support Stroiberg, who saw her condemnation as a sign that “Europe is losing control”.
However, Stroiberg stressed that she respects the decision and will not appeal. “My life goes on,” he said.
Minister of Immigration from 2015 to 2019 in a center-right government backed by the populist anti-immigrant right of the Danish People’s Party (DF), Stoiberg was responsible for Denmark’s very restrictive host policy. He boasted that he had adopted more than 110 amendments restricting the rights of foreigners.
During her tenure, a measure was also taken to seize existing migrants in order to finance their stay in Denmark.
Despite the Danish government turning left over the past two years, the Nordic country still has one of the toughest immigration policies in Europe.
This is only the third time since 1910 that a political official has been brought before the 26 judges of a special court in Denmark who try ministers for abuse of power or negligence in the performance of their duties.
The last one was in 1993 with “Tamilgate”, the illegal freezing of the Tamil refugee family reunification decided in 1987 and 1988 by the conservative former Minister of Justice Eric Nin-Hansen. The latter had been sentenced to four months suspended imprisonment.
In Denmark, those sentenced to less than six months can be placed under electronic surveillance and not be sent to prison. Stroiberg has not specified what she will choose.
SOURCE: AMPE
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