Danish Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Overseas Re-Education Trip

Denmark's Western High Court upheld a three-year prison sentence for a father.

The father sent his three young daughters on a trip to Somalia.

The court ruled this was an illegal re-education trip.

The Retten i Aarhus first sentenced the 57-year-old man in April.

The prosecution service confirmed the ruling in a press release.

Ritzau reported the girls were aged 7, 12, and 14 in summer 2022.

The father sent them abroad during that time.

Danish law bans overseas stays that endanger a child's health or growth.

This case is one of few that led to a conviction.

A report from research center VIVE shows relevant statistics.

Denmark averages about one re-education case each year since 2019.