Mette Frederiksen is found to have misled the public while officials are accused of misconduct.
Up to 17 million mink were slaughtered after a mutated strain of coronavirus was found in farms in northern Denmark
But there was a political outcry when it emerged there was no legal framework in place to carry it out.Her remarks announcing the cull were "grossly misleading" and the order broke the law, but her decision was unintentional, said the commission appointed by parliament. Its heaviest criticism was reserved for a number of leading government officials and the head of Danish police.
That led to the resignation of agriculture minister Mogens Jensen, as well as the launch of an inquiry into whether the government had known the legal framework was missing when the culling order was made.The Danish commission of inquiry reserved much of its criticism for top civil servants and the head of police
The report also went on to criticise heavily several high-ranking officials including the former agriculture minister and the prime minister's head of department, Barbara Bertelsen. Ms Bertelsen was found to have committed grave misconduct.
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