Man arrested after punching Danish prime minister

The Prime Minister of Denmark suffered a little bit of whiplash when he was hit on Friday. An individual will probably be taken out for rehab on Saturday.

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Frederiksen, who was crushed by a person in Kultorvet, is shocked by what occurred, says in a press release from her workplace. In line with Danish TV 2, she was taken to the Rikshospitalet in Denmark after the incident.

The combat has triggered some whiplash, the Prime Minister’s workplace informed the Ritzau information company on Saturday morning. The deliberate occasions in Frederiksen on Saturday have been canceled because of this.

She is in any other case secure, however shaken by what occurred.

The police have arrested the individual they consider is the perpetrator. The person is 39 years outdated and will probably be detained on Saturday, in keeping with the police in Copenhagen.

Right here, a decide should resolve whether or not there’s a motive for the person, who was arrested shortly after the incident. It’s anticipated to occur round 1pm, in keeping with the Danish police.

Police within the Danish capital confirmed the incident, however had no touch upon Saturday morning.

An unclear course of occasions

It isn’t clear from the assertion whether or not the Prime Minister was bodily injured. Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende saying that two witnesses, Marie Adrian and Anna Ravn, noticed a person pushing the Prime Minister when she got here strolling from Nørreport within the route of Strøget.

– A person got here on the opposite aspect, and gave her a tough blow on the shoulder, in order that she fell to the aspect, the witnesses informed the newspaper.

He was sporting a T-shirt, shorts and a bag over his shoulder, the witnesses say.

– He was tall and really skinny with comparatively lengthy, medium blond hair, and he appeared very younger, say Adrian and Ravn.

The 2 witnesses say that no phrase was exchanged between the prime minister and the person. After the incident, the person tried to run away from the scene, however was caught by what they consider had been guards who had been strolling behind the prime minister.

– He shouted one thing and was aggressive, however we didn’t hear what he shouted. After which they put him down, the ladies informed the newspaper.

The Prime Minister then sat at a desk in a close-by cafe. In line with the newspaper, Frederiksen was picked up and brought away by safety personnel.

Sturdy reactions

The chief of the Danish Parliament, Søren Gade, condemns the assault.

– I’m horrified that somebody in Denmark can consider attacking the Prime Minister in an open road within the heart of Copenhagen. It’s fully exceptional and fully not possible that as a politician you can’t journey freely with out the danger of being uncovered to one thing so shameful, says Gade.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says that “an assault on a democratically elected chief can be an assault on our democracy”.

European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the assault as “a horrible act that goes in opposition to all the pieces we consider in and combat for in Europe”.

Not too long ago, Fredriksen has participated in an election marketing campaign on behalf of the principle candidate of the Social Democrats for the EU elections, Christel Schaldemose, forward of the election for the brand new EU Parliament on Sunday.

Schaldemose tells Ritzau that Frederiksen was at Kultorvet in connection along with her election marketing campaign.

Extra assaults

There was a rise in assaults in opposition to politicians within the run as much as the EU elections, that are being held this weekend.

The assassination of the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico acquired essentially the most consideration. Fico was significantly injured when a person shot him a number of occasions at shut vary on Could 15. The nation’s authorities consider the taking pictures was politically motivated.

In Germany, a number of politicians had been attacked whereas campaigning earlier than the EU elections, together with the Social Democrat Matthias Ecke, who was crushed and admitted to hospital in Dresden early in Could.