Denmark’s former Minister of Immigration expelled from parliament

Denmark’s former Minister of Immigration, Inger Støjberg, has been expelled from the Danish parliament (Folketing). A large majority agreed that she was no longer worthy of the place, according to NTB

The background for the vote is that Støjberg was sentenced to 60 days in prison last week. She was found guilty of giving illegal instructions to keep asylum seekers who arrived in the country as a couple separate if the youngest person in the couple was under 18 years of age.

Støjberg has been a member of the Folketing for 20 years, and she has sat in several governments for the conservative party Venstre.

The decision to expel her from the Danish parliament was made after four hours of debate. The vote was undramatic, and all parties, with the exception of the Danish People’s Party and Nye Borgerlige, voted for her to lose her seat.

As soon as Tuesday’s vote was over, Støjberg was asked to leave the hall and was replaced by a deputy.

“I would rather be voted out by my colleagues here in the Folketing because I have tried to protect some girls than be voted out by the Danish people because I have turned a blind eye (to it),” she said in her first comment on the issue.

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