Four members of staff arrested for leaking information from the intelligence services
Yesterday, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service PET arrested four persons in cooperation with the police and carried searches at various addresses.
09 December 2021
Yesterday, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service PET arrested four persons in cooperation with the police and carried searches at various addresses.
The arrested persons are current and former members of staff from PET and the Danish Defence Intelligence Service DDIS.
They have been charged with violation of Section 109(1) of the Danish Criminal Code by having imparted highly classified information from PET and DDIS.
The arrests are the result of a long-term investigation of leaks within PET and DDIS.The investigation is ongoing.
The cases have now been transferred to the Danish Prosecution Service.
PET has no further comments at this point.