John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the recent appeal against the prison sentence of a person (details supplied) in Denmark regarding the leaking of confidential threat assessments regarding Iraq to a Danish newspaper, he has had talks with his counterpart in Denmark regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31382/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I understand the person concerned was found guilty by a Danish court in November 2004 of the unauthorised disclosure of confidential official information. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment, under the Danish penal code. On appeal to the High Court in Denmark in September this year, the sentence was reduced to four months. This is a matter for the Danish legal system, and I have not discussed it with the Foreign Minister of Denmark.