Biker gang could be legally dissolved, buses aim to help rural doctor shortage and man charged for tearing down election posters. Here’s the news from Denmark this Wednesday.
Biker gang faces potential dissolution in court case
The biker group Bandidos could face a legal decision forcing its dissolution in a court case in Helsingør today.
Prosecutors in the case must prove the group is a formal association with illegal purposes for it to be banned.
Section 78 of the Danish constitution protects the right to form associations, but they can be banned if they are proved to have illegal purposes.
During the trial, the prosecution has presented court rulings, internal documents and communication records in an effort to prove this is the case with Bandidos.
The last time an association was dissolved by court order was in 2021, when the Supreme Court disbanded the street gang Loyal to Familia (LTF).
New buses set up to get doctors to rural areas
Three new bus routes are being set up transport doctors from the Copenhagen area to rural Maribo, Nykøbing Sjælland and Kalundborg, the regional health authority in Zealand has announced.
The buses are designed to make it more attractive for doctors to take jobs in areas suffering a shortage of medical professionals, the head of Region Zealand, Trine Birk Andersen said.
“Currently the lowest number of doctors are in the areas where the need is greatest. That won’t do,” she said.
Buses will leave twice a day and be equipped with tables, electricity and Wi-Fi, allowing the doctors to work while commuting.
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Man charged with vandalism for tearing down election posters
Danish towns are now plastered with election placards ahead of local elections on November 18th.
The placards cannot be removed by members of the public, as a man in Albertslund found after tearing down 300 of them and hiding them at his home.
He does not appear to have had a particular political affiliation, with the posters belonging to several different parties.
The man, who is in his forties, has already returned the placards to the town hall in Albertslund, local media Sjællandske Nyheder reports. He faces a vandalism charge for the incident.