Danish court awards 9.5 million kroner for wrongful imprisonment

The Glostrup Court has awarded five men a total of 9,537,443.44 kroner in compensation for wrongful pretrial detention. The individuals had originally been sentenced to life imprisonment in a district court regarding an attempted murder case involving the rival gang Loyal To Familia (LTF) in May 2020, but were subsequently acquitted by the High Court.

Following their acquittal, the men had spent several years in pretrial detention. Individual compensation amounts range from approximately 1.4 million to 2.4 million kroner. The total sum is expected to increase by roughly 3 million kroner once legal interest is added to the award.