Tuesday, 11 January 2022 (YJC)_ The head of Denmark's foreign intelligence service has been arrested on charges of involvement in "highly confidential" information leak cases.
The head of Denmark's foreign intelligence service, Lars Findsen, has been arrested on Monday for involvement in "highly confidential" intelligence leaks, media reported on Monday.
According to Reuters, four current and former employees of two Danish intelligence services were arrested in December for leaking top-secret information. The case is being handled behind closed doors in a Danish court that has released very little information, and the senior Danish intelligence official is accused of leaking classified information to the Danish media.
In 2020, it was reported that the Danish Defense Intelligence Service had shared information with the US National Security Agency. This meant that the US National Security Agency had access to the personal information of Danish citizens and their private communications. Last year, several Danish media outlets reported on the issue.
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post, and the Attorney General's Office declined to comment.
It has previously been reported that Denmark has assisted a US intelligence agency in spying on European leaders and has become a key intelligence-gathering center for the benefit of intelligence agencies.