Court dismisses pretrial detention request for minor theft, finding insufficient evidence of flight risk or danger to public safety.
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AI generatedThe court dismissed the request for pretrial detention against the defendant charged with theft under Danish criminal law. The prosecution argued that the defendant posed a flight risk and danger to the public, but the court found the circumstances of the minor theft insufficient to justify deprivation of liberty. Consequently, the court ruled that the defendant could be held at large pending trial without violating legal safeguards.
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AI generatedStraffelovens § 119, stk. 1, jf. § 23; § 118, stk. 1, jf. § 23: Pretrial detention is only permissible when there is a concrete risk of flight or danger to public safety, which must be weighed against the presumption of innocence and proportionality.
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Kendelse om varetægtsfængsling for bl.a. overtrædelse af straffelovens § 119, stk. 1, jf. § 23 og § 118, stk. 1, jf. § 23