Danish politicians rage after the verdict: "Unacceptable"

- I have difficulty finding words for how pissed off I am that a Swedish police officer and family man was subjected to such a senseless act of violence, says the country's Minister of Justice Nicolai Wammen (S) to Danish TV2.

The man, who was sentenced on Wednesday under the milder violence clause, has previously been convicted of, among other things, attempted murder and rape. Wammen believes that should have affected the punishment more than what today's legislation allows.

- If you have already shown that you are inclined to commit violence against other people, then it must be reflected in the punishment when you do it again, and when it also has such tragic consequences as a result. I will present a bill on that.

Danish People's Party legal policy spokesperson Anders Vistisen sees the verdict as proof that Denmark has a "sugar-sweet" legislation.

- At the same time, we are extremely critical that they have not been able to strip this man of his Danish citizenship.

According to the Danish news agency Ritzau, the man came to Denmark from Congo-Kinshasa as an infant.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has previously pointed out the man's origin and criticized the prosecutor's early notification of a sentence of between eight and ten months.

- It cannot be that a man comes from the Congo, and that he can go down to Iceland's Brygge and beat another person with a punch and get away with a potentially lenient sentence, she said this summer.

The Social Democrats have not clarified how much they wish to toughen the punishment for people who have previously committed acts of violence.

Prosecutor Søren Harbo asked for at least one year in prison during his final plea in the Copenhagen District Court, justifying the penalty by saying that a punch normally does not have a fatal outcome.

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