(Reuters) Former immigration minister Inger Stojberg, a main architect behind some of Denmark’s tough immigration policies, was voted out of parliament on Tuesday by her fellow lawmakers following her conviction in a rare impeachment case earlier this month.
Stojberg was handed a 60-day prison sentence last week by an almost unanimous impeachment court for intentionally ordering the separation of under-age couples seeking asylum during her tenure as immigration minister in 2016.
“The conclusion in the case must be that Mrs Inger Stojberg’s conviction at the impeachment court is incompatible with being a member of parliament,” Jeppe Bruus, a spokesman for the ruling Social Democratic party, told parliament.
