the national Police has for five months been aware of the scandal concerning the use of citizens ‘ names in the cases, they have not been a part of.
On a netmøde Monday dinner between justice minister Nick Hækkerup (S), rigspolitichef Thorkild Fogde, it director Lars Ole Dybdal and retsordførerne belonging to political parties, came this:
last spring discovered The Police that the employees had made an it error by writing a man’s name into a case, he was not involved in.
In the month of may was the Dpa is set to examine the progress, and in november, they were so finished with their investigation.
Here was the Danish data protection agency’s assessment to the national Police, that there was clear error.
But instead to report this case public out, the case was kept a secret for the politicians.
From both the political spectrum there is anger over the scandal of the way was kept hidden.
“It is decidedly serious, that the police have known it here since november without involving the committee on legal affairs,” said Karina Lorentzen, who is the spokesman for SF.
Also the Danish people’s party spokesman, Peter Skaarup, is shocked.
“What a scandal. I do not think that it is acceptable that we are not in november got the message about this matter. We have placed a responsibility,” he says.
As it was announced on Monday afternoon from the national Police, there is a total talk about, to 669 persons have had their name entered in the cases, they do not have any connection to.
“There is no doubt that this is a really bad case of trust in the police. I have also informed retsordførerne that there is a breach of trust,” says Thorkild Fogde to B. T.
the commissioner of police confirms that the Danish data protection agency came out with criticism of the errors recorded in november last year.
But on the Police back then should had informed the ministry of justice and the Parliamentary politicians about the case, he can not comment on.
the Minister of justice has now asked for an explanation, and there it will by all accounts come forward.
“Now may the statement show on the one previous should have gone to the ministry. So when I answer guilty so far,” he says.
Karina Lorentzen is speechless over the matter.
“Soon as it’s hard simpelten to have confidence that the police can handle the data correctly. It is indeed a bomb under the legal certainty,” she says.
Justice minister Nick Hækkerup (S) states that he now has asked to have examined the matter to the bottom.
“It is serious error, as the police have committed in this case, which is crazy. I have therefore asked police for an explanation,” he says, and adds:
“I’ve at the same time underlined, that the errors must be investigated to the bottom, and needs to be up on these as soon as possible. I am going to follow the clean-up operation closely, and I will inform Parliament about the results of this, when the work is completed.”
