Out in the cold: the spy scandal gripping Denmark
Today in Focus
The Guardian
4.6 • 5.9K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2023
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Denmark’s former defence minister and Lars Findsen former head of Denmark’s foreign intelligence agency, have been charged with divulging state secrets and face lengthy prison sentences. Harry Davies investigates why the scandal will reverberate well beyond Scandinavia. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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| 0:00.0 | This is The Guardian. |
| 0:08.6 | Today, the story of why Denmark's former spy chief |
| 0:12.2 | and its former defence minister are now facing the trials of their lives. |
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