There was no need to take the particular section in use, and raise the penalty in the case against Britta Nielsen.
How does it sound in the judgment of the Copenhagen city Court, where Britta Nielsen sentenced to six and a half years in prison for fraud in the national board of social services for 117 million dollars.
Had the paragraph been used, was the penalty has been raised from 8 to 12 years in prison.
the Dispute about the section 88 has filled through the trial, where prosecutors Kia’s and Lisbeth Jørgensen has demanded that the should in use.
on the other hand, defends Nima Nabipour claimed that it should be rejected. For according to him it was not true, as Britta Nielsen, was extradited from south Africa in 2018.
In a voluntary agreement on his extradition will accept Britta Nielsen the right, which ensures, that only must be brought to justice for it, which is the basis for the extradition. Section 88 was first added to the accusation against her, when she had come to Denmark.
But she was not guided well enough, when she signed the agreement, felt Nabipour.
however, the Court has not taken the defender’s requirements to follow.
However, writes the court in its judgment, that, although the fraud was very blatant, so it does not, that there was a “particularly aggravating circumstances”.
And so it still has not chosen to raise the penalty.
How does the defence and the prosecution to the verdict? Reporter Jonas Forest provides an overview. Video: Rasmus Flindt Pedersen
