Another immigration employee arrested
By The Copenhagen Post
A second Immigration Service employee has been detained on charges of selling at
least 12 residence permits in Denmark. The woman's arrest on Friday followed the
detainment of her former colleague and eight Chinese students Another official with the Danish Immigration Service has been arrested on
suspicion that she sold at least 12 residence permits to foreigners. One
colleague and 8 Chinese students have also been arrested for bribery
The 33-year-old woman appeared before a Copenhagen court on Saturday, where a
judge decided that she was not to be remanded as her colleague had been. Her
detainment, however, was extended for three days.
'The police material is weak, and the only reason why they did not release her
is the serious nature of the case, as far as I can see,' said Carsten Hauch, the
woman's attorney. 'We are not used to seeing cases where governmental
authorities accept bribes.' Suspicions against the officials arose last week, after the police arrested five
illegal Chinese immigrants. On 19 May a 41-year-old former employee with the
Immigration Service was arrested for having accepted bribes from January 2003 to
March 2005. Daily newspaper Fyens Stiftstidende reported that the man had sold
permits to Chinese students for DKK 38,000 each. After receiving further information from the service, the police decided to
arrest the woman as well. Immigration Minister Rikke Hvilsh鴍 decided Friday to launch a detailed
revaluation of residence permits of almost 5,000 Chinese students in Denmark.
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