Former Danish Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has been charged with leaking state secrets just days after it was revealed the head of the countryâs intelligence agency had been arrested.
Frederiksen confirmed the charges against him on Friday in a statement released by the Danish Liberal Party stating, âI can confirm that I have been charged under the Criminal Code article 109 for violating the limits of my freedom of speech. I have expressed myself as a member of parliament on a political matter and I have nothing further to add at this stage.â
The former defense minister went on to add that he would ânever dream of doing anything that could harm Denmark or Denmarkâs interests,â Danish broadcaster DR reports.