Huawei employees expelled from Denmark

A police inspection has led to four people being charged with contravening the Immigration Act and Employment Act

Stephen Gadd

Copenhagen Police has confirmed that two people have been told to leave Denmark following a “routine inspection” at the controversial Chinese communications giant Huawei.

In all, four people have been charged with contravening the Immigration Act and Employment Act, but in two cases the authorities decided not to take the matter further, reports BT.

READ ALSO: Chinese telecoms giant tells politicians: you can trust us

Huawei has been in the news recently over fears that the company is linked to espionage and the Chinese intelligence services – a claim the company denies. Since 2014 it has had a contract with Danish telecoms company TDC to run, develop and maintain the company’s mobile network.

Purely random – honest
Although in 2018 the national cyber security organ, Center for Cybersikkerhed, pointed out that there could be potential problems with Huawei, a spokesperson from Copenhagen Police denied that there is any connection between this and the expulsions.

A number of politicians have voiced scepticism about Huawei.

“It would be odd if all manner of other countries have been wrong about Huawei, and it is only Denmark that is right that there are no problems,” said SF’s spokesperson for IT and technology, Lisbeth Bech Poulsen, said in January this year.

TOP STORIES

  • Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    In the internal Danish waters, Russia will be able to attack underwater infrastructure from all types of vessels. The target could be cables with data, electricity and gas, assesses the Danish Defense Intelligence Service

  • Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    A few weeks after Alex Vanopslagh’s comments about “right values,” the government announced that an expert committee would be established to examine the feasibility of screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic attitudes.

  • The Future Copenhagen

    The Future Copenhagen

    The municipality plan encompasses building 40,000 houses by 2036 in order to help drive real estate prices down. But this is not the only huge project that will change the shape of the city: Lynetteholmen, M5 metro line, the Eastern Ring Road, and Jernbanebyen will transform Copenhagen into something different from what we know today

  • It’s not you: winter depression is affecting many people

    It’s not you: winter depression is affecting many people

    Many people in Denmark are facing hard times marked by sadness, anxiety, and apathy. It’s called winter depression, and it’s a widespread phenomenon during the cold months in Nordic countries.

  • Crime rates are rising, but people are safer

    Crime rates are rising, but people are safer

    Crime in Denmark is increasing for the second consecutive year, but it is more focused on property, while people appear to be safer than before. Over the past year, there were fewer incidents of violence

  • Novo Nordisk invests 8.5 billion DKK in new Odense facility

    Novo Nordisk invests 8.5 billion DKK in new Odense facility

    Despite Novo’s announcement that its growth abroad will be larger than in Denmark, the company announced this morning an 8.5 billion DKK investment for a new facility in Odense. This is the first time the company has established a new production site in Denmark this century.

Connect club

Connect Club is your gateway to a vibrant programme of events and an international community in Denmark.

Sign up here

Career

Want to advertise your job with CPH Post?

Contact us

Jobs