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Other “Rigsretten” cases

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  • 1856 – Prime Minister Anders Sandøe Ørsted was put on trial for spending more money than approved on the military during the Crimean War. However, the trial found the prime minister “not guilty”. 
  • 1877 – Minister of Finance Andreas Frederik Krieger was put on trial for selling the grounds of Marmor Church, for a very low price to CF Tietgen. The trial found the minister “not guilty”. 
  • 1877 – Prime Minister Carl Christian Hall and Minister of Culture Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae were put on trial for overspending on the construction of the Royal Theatre. The trial found them both “not guilty”. 
  • 1910 – Minister of Justice Peter Adler Alberti was put on trial for stealing money from Zealand Farmers’ Savings Bank. The trial found the minister “guilty”. 
  • 1995 – Minister of Justice Erik Ninn-Hansen was put on trial for illegal processing of applications for family reunification for Tamils. 300 Tamil applications were secretly suspended. The trial found the minister “guilty” and sentenced him to 4 months of jail. 
Narcis George Matache
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Executive Editor and Founder of "Last Week in Denmark".

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