In Denmark, the man who attacked the prime minister was sentenced to four months in prison and deported

A Danish court on Wednesday sentenced the 39-year-old Pole to four months in prison and ordered his deportation for attacking Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen last June. “We found you guilty of stabbing the Prime Minister on his right shoulder”Judge Jacob Scherfick said at the end of a two-day trial.

During the investigation, the attacker, whose name cannot be released by decision of the Danish authorities, denied any responsibility. Again on Tuesday, he assured that he had no recollection of the incident. As for Mette Frederiksen, he has not been called as a witness during the trial, the defense attorney and the special prosecutor said Tuesday.

On the afternoon of June 7, M^me Frederiksen was walking in central Copenhagen when he was attacked by a man on the street. The attacker approached her to say something she didn’t understand, then hit her on the shoulder with his fist, Danish agency Ritsau reported.

The intoxicated man was immediately arrested and taken into pre-trial custody. Later the head of government underwent a medical examination at the hospital, where doctors diagnosed “light whipping”According to its services.

In 2019, M^me Frederiksen, at 41, became the youngest prime minister in the Scandinavian country and will retain his post after his party wins the 2022 legislative elections. “shaken up” and did not participate in the end of the European election campaign. The incident provoked strong reactions in Denmark and among European leaders.