Denmark’s former immigration minister to face impeachment trial
by Associated Press from on (#5DNCB)
Parliament votes to try Inger Stojberg over 2016 order aimed at separating asylum-seeking couples
Denmark's parliament has overwhelmingly voted to try a former immigration minister at the rarely used court of impeachment over a 2016 order aimed at separating asylum-seeking couples where one partner is under 18.
The 179-member Folketing voted 139-30 to try Inger Stojberg, who served in the previous government from June 2015 to 2019. The court will convene for the first time in 26 years.
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