Shocking accusation against Denmark’s former defense minister: the country revealed its secrets

The Danish public prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the former defense minister, whose name has not been released, will be prosecuted for “revealing or disseminating important country secrets.”

Prosecutor Jakob Berger Nielsen pointed out that the case contained highly classified information. he used the phrase.

Danish media announced that the former defense minister to be prosecuted is 75-year-old Claus Hjort Frederiksen.

Hjort Frederiksen, who left politics last year, confirmed the news about him in a post on his social media account: “I did not reveal the country’s secrets as alleged. I never imagined my retirement would be like this.” shared.

Hjort Frederiksen, in his statements to the media in 2020 and 2021, claimed that the intelligence unit of the Danish Ministry of Defense helped US intelligence services spy on the leaders of the countries of Germany, France, Sweden and Norway.

Hjort Frederiksen, a senior member of the Danish Liberal Party, served as Defense Minister from November 2016 to July 2019.

While no date has yet been set for Hjort Frederiksen’s trial, it is claimed that he could face up to 12 years in prison if convicted. (AA)