On Tuesday, a Polish man who is charged with hitting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen while intoxicated will go on trial in Copenhagen. If found guilty, he might face jail time and deportation.
The perpetrator, who the Danish police have decided cannot be identified in the public, was quickly taken into custody following the reported attack on June 7 in a Copenhagen square that caused whiplash to the prime minister.
The 39-year-old has maintained he doesn’t remember anything that transpired and has denied taking blame.
The 46-year-old Frederiksen was diagnosed with a “contusion on her right shoulder and a minor whiplash injury” during her examination, according to her office.
Prosecutor Line Steffensen has said the man was intoxicated and had stolen alcohol from a grocery store just before his encounter with the prime minister.
Steffensen claimed the suspect had been arrested multiple times for shoplifting after relocating to Denmark five years prior.
According to the charging sheet, he punched Frederiksen with a “closed fist on the right shoulder” and is accused of assault against a public servant.
In connection with other occurrences that occurred that day and in the past, he is also facing multiple charges of fraud and indecent exposure.
Starting at 9:30 am (0730 GMT), the trial at the district court in Copenhagen is expected to go for two days.
