Email Reveals Lies About Danish Mink Scandal

On November 5, the Danish government decided that all minks in the country would be killed. This is after a mutated coronavirus was found in mink.

Through the mutation, the virus had changed so much that it was considered a threat to future vaccines.

– It is very serious, then Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) said at a press conference.

Five days later, after fierce national and international criticism, the Danish government came out again and retracted the decision to kill the country’s 14 million minks.

I had to take all the blame

There was no legal backing for such a decision; It was not until November 17 that it became clear in the law that the mink would be allowed to be killed.

But since the first decision to kill the minks was made before the law change came, the government received harsh criticism and Mogens Jensen (S), Minister of Food, had to take the blame.

He also resigned from his position.

Now, just over a month later, BT can reveal that it was actually Mette Frederiksen (S) who was behind the decision.

“Without waiting for a change in the law”

In secret emails, Mette Fredriksen’s right-hand man, Chief of Staff Martin Justesen, briefed Mogens Jensen on what he would say in his defense on November 10.

In the email, Martin Justesen wrote, among other things, that they do not intend to wait for a change in the law to start killing minks.

“The Government has decided, taking into account the seriousness of the situation, that it will not wait for a new change in the law before announcing it.”

“Checking extracts”

This means that Mette Frederiksen (S), who blamed Morgens Jensen (S), for the scandal, is directly responsible for the initial decision, according to BT.

– When the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff internally checks the statements of the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, it naturally shows that the Prime Minister also largely believes that the case is his problem, says Frederik Waage, professor of administrative law, to BT.

After the secret emails surfaced, several party leaders in Denmark have criticized Mette Frederiksen and asked for consultations.

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