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Ellemann's comment during the closing debate arouses deep wonder: Did he just say that? | BT Politics - www.bt.dk | Updated »I would say that I also get a stomach ache once in a while when it comes to political persecution of political opponents. I do not have to go to Rwanda there. ”This is how the words of the Liberal Party's chairman, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, fell when he recently stood on the rostrum at the Folketing's closing debate. He answered a question from the Unity List's Rosa Lund about a possible asylum agreement between Denmark and the African country. Ellemann's comment immediately meets with criticism from the Social Democrats. "It is far from certain that the Liberal Party's chairman uses the country's most distinguished rostrum to cast doubt on the Attorney General as an institution," the government party's legal spokesman told B.T. He sees Ellemann's "deeply problematic" statement as a direct reference to the Hjort case, where former Minister of Defense and V-nestor Claus Hjort Frederiksen is accused of sharing state secrets. However, Ellemann rejects this in a subsequent comment to B.T. »My answer to Rosa Lund was not a comment on the Hjort case. It was a remark that we unfortunately see examples of political persecution in a number of countries, "he says, citing Russia as an example. "It is a phenomenon we also see in countries close to Europe." Ellemann and the Liberal Party have long criticized the accusation of Claus Hjort for being political, and therefore several red politicians wonder about the comment. In a tweet, SF's foreign affairs spokesman, Carl Valentin, calls the comment "a wild accusation" if the words concerned the Hjort accusation. For Rosa Lund, who asked the question to Ellemann, the possible comparison is also out of the question. "You can say a lot about Mette Frederiksen, but she is not a Kagame," she tells B.T. Paul Kagame has been President of Rwanda for decades, and he has a somewhat tarnished reputation when it comes to respecting basic freedoms and human rights. "Most of all, the comment shows that for the Liberal Party, the fight for legal certainty extends no further than to its own," adds Rosa Lund. Bjørn Brandenborg, however, was in no doubt about what was behind the Liberal Party chairman's words in the hall. "We were probably many who thought that the Liberal Party's chairman was referring to something else. And the other day he also said that he did not know if the indictment was politically motivated. But it is good if, in relation to today's statements on the rostrum, he pulls ashore, "says the Social Democratic rapporteur. Last week, a majority - led by the Liberal Party, among others - refused to lift Claus Hjort Frederiksen's parliamentary immunity. Thus, he can not be prosecuted in the case as long as he is a member of the Folketing. It was otherwise precisely the indictment that the Attorney General recommended to bring against the former Minister of Defense. You can follow B.T.'s live coverage of the Folketing's closing debate. UKRAINE SOURCES THE FIRST 30 DAYS ARE FREE UKRAINE B.T. sets Team of the Year Accused by six women B.T. reveals Tivoli explains Supermarkets confirms Researchers: Apologies Reveals Professor: ABROAD Witness in court: Police: shocking Berlingske Media A / S Pilestræde 34 DK-1147 Copenhagen KTlf. +45 33 75 75 33 CVR.no .: 29 20 73 13