Danish ex-minister given jail sentence for separating couples seeking asylum

Inger Stojberg receives two-month sentence for separating several couples where woman was under 18

Denmark's former immigration minister has been sentenced to two months in prison after a special court found her guilty of illegally separating several couples of asylum seekers where the woman was under 18.

Inger Stojberg was sentenced on Monday to 60 days in jail over accusations that she violated the European convention on human rights by ordering the separation of couples, some of whom had children.