Amidst the growing involvement of Swedish criminal teenagers in Denmark, Denmark’s Minister of Justice, Peter Hummelgaard, stated on Wednesday, August 7, that he “does not rule out anything” when it comes to stopping them from entering the country.
Hummelgaard suggests that border controls could be implemented across the Øresund Strait, which divides Copenhagen from Malmö, Sweden’s third-largest city and the country’s southern metropolis.
The announcement follows the arrest of a 24-year-old man and woman by Swedish police on Tuesday, August 6, for their suspected involvement in an explosion at a Copenhagen kiosk. This is the fourth incident involving connections across the Øresund Strait in less than a week.Hummelgaard refers to the three alleged shooting incidents involving Swedish youths in Denmark over the past week as a “huge challenge.”
“These incidents all point to the ongoing conflicts in criminal circles on both sides of the Øresund. It’s clear that Sweden can employ entirely different strategies than what we have seen in Denmark thus far, which is a result of a corrupt criminal culture on the other side of the strait,” the minister of justice stated.
Hummelgaard insisted that all options must be considered even though there is currently no proof that border controls would have stopped the crime last week.
In less than a year, there have been 11 more cases involving Swedish citizens, according to Danish broadcaster TV2. These include carrying a weapon, detonating explosives, and attempting or participating in murder.
To discuss the situation, Hummelgaard will meet with the National Commissioner of Police and the Director of the National Special Crime Unit.