In a remarkable development in Danish politics, Nye Borgerlige (New Right) has reported their former leaders, Pernille Vermund and Kim Edberg Andersen, to the police. The report concerns their actions in connection with the closure of the party’s parliamentary group and bank accounts, an action that the new leadership believes was unjust. Legal experts who have examined the case, however, believe that the police report is on very weak ground. Frederik Waage, a law professor at the University of Southern Denmark, told TV2 that it seems like a hopeless case and that it is misguided to bring this type of cases to the police. “Initially, it sounds like they have a hopeless case. It seems completely off track that this should be a case for the police,” he said.
Pernille Vermund and Kim Edberg Andersen attempted earlier this year to close and dissolve Nye Borgerlige, but the party continued under new leadership with Martin Henriksen as chairman. The new leadership believes that the closure of the parliamentary group was unjust, and has therefore chosen to take legal action. Waage points out that if further steps need to be taken in the case, it should be about a claim for damages in a civil lawsuit, rather than a police matter. This view is shared by Lotte Helms, an associate professor at the legal institute at the University of Southern Denmark, who also questions the intention behind the police report. “I do not understand what they want the police to do. This is not an area where the police normally act,” she told TV2.
The situation has led to several top figures leaving Nye Borgerlige, including the former organizational chairman, Frederik Meyer Johannesen, who has also acted as chairman for a period. This case raises questions about how political parties handle internal conflicts and the legal framework for such actions. It seems that the future will bring further debate and possibly legal repercussions surrounding this controversial issue in Danish politics.