Rikke Hvilshøj
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Rikke Hvilshøj is a Danish
politician
representing the liberal party Venstre
. She was the Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration
in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II
from 18 February 2005 to 23 November 2007. She has been a member of Folketinget since 11 March 1998, but on 13 May 2008 she announced that she would be leaving parliament to begin work for an interest organization representing Danish industry from August 2008.
A young man was seen running away from the house, but the police have identified him and said he is not under suspicion.
An unknown group calling itself "Aktionsgruppen Grænseløse Beate", The Actiongroup Borderless Beate ("Beate" is a name) has sent an email claiming responsibility, citing what it calls the government's "racist refugee politics" as the reason for the attack. The police say that the email was composed the day before the attack, on a Yahoo! Mail
account in the Internet cafe
Powerplay on Østerbro
, Copenhagen
.
At one point the police announced that they had the person who had composed the email in custody. However, the man later turned out to have an alibi documenting he could not have been at the internet cafe at the indicated time. It was later reported that the employes who had pointed out the man had lied to cover internal affairs in the cafe, which they did not want the police to see (the news article is not explicit, but implies that the internal affairs they tried to hide are unrelated to the arson attack). The two men who lied have been charged with making false witness statements and risk going to jail.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
representing the liberal party Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
. She was the Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark)
Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration of Denmark is a Danish ministerial office, often abbreviated as "Minister for Integration" . The office was created by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on 27 November 2001 when he formed the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I after the 2001...
in the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II
Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II
Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen retained his parliamentary support in the 2005 Danish parliamentary election, and was able to continue as head of his government. On 18 February 2005, he presented his updated cabinet, the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen II...
from 18 February 2005 to 23 November 2007. She has been a member of Folketinget since 11 March 1998, but on 13 May 2008 she announced that she would be leaving parliament to begin work for an interest organization representing Danish industry from August 2008.
2005 arson attack
At 3am on 8 June 2005 somebody set her car, which was parked in a garage alongside the house, on fire. The car and a side of the house were burned, but the minister, her husband, and her two little children escaped unharmed. , no arrests have been made, and it is unclear who started the fire.A young man was seen running away from the house, but the police have identified him and said he is not under suspicion.
An unknown group calling itself "Aktionsgruppen Grænseløse Beate", The Actiongroup Borderless Beate ("Beate" is a name) has sent an email claiming responsibility, citing what it calls the government's "racist refugee politics" as the reason for the attack. The police say that the email was composed the day before the attack, on a Yahoo! Mail
Yahoo! Mail
Yahoo! Mail is a web mail service provided by Yahoo!. It was inaugurated in 1997, and, according to comScore, Yahoo! Mail was the second largest web-based email service with 273.1 million users as of November 2010....
account in the Internet cafe
Internet cafe
An Internet café or cybercafé is a place which provides internet access to the public, usually for a fee. These businesses usually provide snacks and drinks, hence the café in the name...
Powerplay on Østerbro
Østerbro
Østerbro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just north of the city centre, outside the old city gate Østerport which, after it was moved around 1700, used to be located close to present-day Østerport Station...
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
.
At one point the police announced that they had the person who had composed the email in custody. However, the man later turned out to have an alibi documenting he could not have been at the internet cafe at the indicated time. It was later reported that the employes who had pointed out the man had lied to cover internal affairs in the cafe, which they did not want the police to see (the news article is not explicit, but implies that the internal affairs they tried to hide are unrelated to the arson attack). The two men who lied have been charged with making false witness statements and risk going to jail.
External references
- Hvilshøj: Jeg er rystet og vred (2005-06-08) . TV2 (Denmark). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- Biography of Rikke Hvilshøj. Folketinget. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.