Architect of Denmark’s Draconian Immigration Policy Found Guilty and Jailed
- Ex-minister Inger Stojberg is sentenced to 60 days in prison
- Denmark separated 23 refugee couples in 2016 on her orders
Inger Stojberg
Photographer: Martin Sylvest/AFP/Getty Images
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A Danish politician behind some of Europe’s strictest immigration policies will be jailed after she was found guilty of breaching her duties by illegally separating refugee couples.
Former immigration minister Inger Stojberg, 48, was sentenced to 60 days of unconditional imprisonment, Denmark’s impeachment court ruled on Monday. Lawmakers will now decide if Stojberg, currently serving as an independent member of parliament, is unfit to hold her seat until the next election, due to be held no later than June 2023.