Court dismisses charges of exceeding theater construction budget limits for the Royal Theater in Copenhagen.
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AI generatedThe High Court of Justice acquitted two defendants regarding alleged violations of budgetary limits for the construction of the Royal Theater on Kongens Nytorv. The prosecution argued that the project exceeded approved financial allocations, while the defense contended that the expenditures were necessary and justified by the theater's operational requirements. The court ruled that the defendants did not intentionally or negligently exceed the statutory limits, thereby finding them not guilty.
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AI generatedStraffeloven § 10; § 11: Exceeding budgetary limits for public construction projects does not constitute a crime if the excess was not intentional or negligent and was deemed necessary for the project's execution.
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RIGSRETSSAG: Om overskridelse af bevillingerne til opførelse af Det Kongelige Teater (nu Gl. Scene) på Kongens Nytorv i København. Begge tiltalte frifundet.