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Alex Ahrendtsen is speechless over new information. Photo: Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix

MPs stunned by new frigate incident info

Defense spokespeople were left speechless after Wednesday’s briefing with Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen about issues with the ‘Iver Huitfeldt’ frigate. Confusion arose when a new statement contradicting earlier information about the frigate’s technical faults, which Poulsen had denied knowing, was received right before the meeting. Defense Chief Flemming Lentfer was sent home, with some spokespeople supporting this move. Lise Bech from Denmark’s Democrats, initially critical, now believes that Poulsen might have been uninformed. A revised report is due next week, amidst revelations of risky technical issues during a confrontation with drones from the Houthi movement in the Red Sea. Liberal Alliance’s Carsten Bach warns of possible firings within the ministry if they were indeed informed.