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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Denmark drops cases against former defense minister and ex-spy chief charged with leaking secrets

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Danish prosecution dismissed Wednesday two separate cases against a former defense minister and an ex-head of the country’s foreign intelligence service due to the inability to divulge classified information in court. Both were charged with leaking state secrets,

Last week, Denmark’s highest court ruled that the two cases which have been shrouded in secrecy, should be made public and sessions were to be closed off whenever sensitive information was presented.

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