The Copenhagen City Court ruled this afternoon in favour of 15 new citizens in a libel case against Dansk Folkeparti (DF) over a newspaper advert that appeared in 2013, reports DR.
The ad named around 700 of that year’s applicants for citizenship along with the text “One on the list is a threat to Denmark’s security – and now he’s becoming a Dane.”
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DF now has to pay 10,000 kroner in compensation to each of the 15 litigants. In addition the party has received ten fines of 1,000 kroner each and will also be liable for legal costs.
An action was also brought against Kristian Thulesen Dahl, the leader of DF, but this was dismissed.
