Søren Gade wants to break the confidentiality of the inquiry into the Afghanistan war

Søren Gade will break confidentiality in the inquiry into the Afghanistan war

Former defence minister Søren Gade (V) has chosen to be quoted by name in the Afghanistan inquiry.

Søren Gade (V). (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix)

By Ritzau ([email protected]) 32 minutes ago

After a long period of uncertainty, the Speaker of the Danish Parliament, Søren Gade (V), has decided to be quoted by name in an inquiry into Denmark's efforts in Afghanistan.

Søren Gade himself writes this in a comment in Kristeligt Dagblad.

The effort in Afghanistan lasted from 2001 to 2021.

Gade himself served as defence minister from 2004 to 2010 and participated in many meetings about the effort in Afghanistan.

- After reading the relevant records and considering the matter carefully, I have chosen to give my consent to be quoted, so that the researchers can reproduce what I have said at meetings in the Committee, writes Søren Gade.

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'Obvious need'

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According to Gade, there is an "obvious need" to learn from the course of events. Therefore, he will "not stand in the way" of researchers being able to use his statements in their work on the inquiry.

- I have principled reservations about breaking the confidentiality of the Committee, but I choose to let the consideration of openness weigh more heavily, says Søren Gade.

For a long time, there was silence from Søren Gade about whether he would allow himself to be quoted by name in the Afghanistan inquiry.

Several professors, however, have called it a democratic setback and a break with the practice that has existed for decades, that the Presidium of the Danish Parliament decided that the politicians behind statements about the effort in Afghanistan could themselves decide whether to appear by name.

RITZAU

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