(Reuters) Former Danish Immigration Minister Inger Stojberg, known for her hard stance in that role, is facing impeachment for illegally ordering the separation of underage couples seeking asylum.
The centre-right politician, who served as minister from 2015 to 2019, said the aim of the action was to stamp out child marriages.
In the impeachment trial, which would be only Denmark’s sixth in more than 170 years and the first since 1995, she is accused of knowingly breaking the law in 2016 by ordering the separation of underage refugee couples.
A majority in parliament on Thursday expressed support for an impeachment, including her own Liberal Party, but the decision awaits final approval.
