(AFP) A former Danish immigration minister insisted she was innocent on Thursday at the opening of her impeachment trial on charges of illegally separating couples who arrived in the country to claim asylum.
The 26 judges of the special court, which only convenes to try former or current members of government, will determine whether Inger Stojberg violated the European Convention on Human Rights.
Law professor Frederik Waage pointed out that it was only the third such case in more than a century, calling it “historic.”
Without examining the cases individually, Stojberg ordered the separation of 23 couples in 2016 where the woman was under 18 — even though the couples’ age difference was mostly small and some had children.
