The Kingdom of Denmark will pay for an “integration plan” and prosthetic leg after granting residency to a Nigerian pirate, two years after he attacked the Danish navy off the coast of Africa.
Lucky Francis, a Nigerian, will help “integrate” into Denmark after being brought to the country after losing a leg in a gunfight with the Danish navy after a group of pirates attacked the Esban River in 2021 Therefore, they will receive assistance from taxpayers to obtain employment and education. Snare frigate off the coast of Africa, local BT newspaper report.
Despite his conviction, the African pirate was not only spared jail for attacking Danish sailors, but was also granted a residence permit to stay in Denmark earlier this year. Adding insult to injury, the court ordered that the state pay for the Nigerian national to be fitted with a prosthetic leg.
“This is completely absurd. That man should never have been in Denmark and it's completely overreaching to now imagine that he can meaningfully integrate into Denmark,” said conservative populist Danish People's Party. said Mikkel Bjorn, integration spokesperson.
When asked if it might be better to try to integrate Lucky, Bjorn retorted: In any case, I don't think he can make a meaningful contribution to Danish society. ”
“No, he should never be let out. He tried to kill Danish soldiers and he should be put in prison or in a closed immigration center,” he added.
Liberal Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said around newsweek: “I cannot defend this decision.”
The Nigerian pirate initially indicated he wanted to return to his homeland, but later applied for asylum in Denmark and was granted a residence permit to remain in the country in January.
Last year, Lucky said: “I don't want to go back and live my old life. It's physically demanding and I can't do it on one leg.
“If I go back to Africa, I need to be strong to have a future. I need to be able to work hard there to survive, and I can't do that right now.”
“We're very pleased with the decision,” Pirate's lawyer Emma Ring Damgaard said after it was revealed this week that the state had entered into a “consolidation agreement” with her client. We can't just send him back to Nigeria. ”
Denmark's ruling Social Liberal Party also defended the decision, with lawmaker Xenia Stampe saying: On the other hand, it would be strange if you did not go through such procedures in order to receive integrated benefits. ”
Danish broadcaster DR is reported A series of long-running lawsuits involving the Nigerian national have cost Danish taxpayers an estimated 4.2 million Danish kroner, or about $615,000.
This calculation does not take into account the cost of providing him with a prosthetic leg or helping him integrate into the country.
