Pole who attacked Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen sentenced to prison and deportation
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A 39-year-old Polish citizen was sentenced to 4 months in prison for assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The court also banned him from entering Denmark for 6 years.
A 39-year-old Polish citizen has been sentenced to four months in prison and a six-year ban on entering Denmark for attacking the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in June. This is reported by DR Nyhender, UNN reports, citing the court decision.
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In addition, the man was found guilty in a number of other cases unrelated to the Fredriksen episode, including embezzlement and mortgage fraud.
In the decision, the court emphasizes that the convict explained that he recognized the Prime Minister and that her security "saw him as an aggressive man." The court also banned him from entering Denmark for six years. Through his lawyers, the 39-year-old Pole said that he agreed with the court's verdict and would not appeal it.
Recall
On June 7, an unidentified man punched Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen while she was on Kultorve Square in Copenhagen. The man was arrested the same day. He turned out to be a 39-year-old Polish citizen. The man did not explain his motives for the attack and did not plead guilty.
