Hans-Christian Mathiesen, the former army chief, accused of having promoted his wife's career in Defense.

the department of defense Auditørkorps goes after a jail sentence to the former chief of army staff Hans-Christian Mathiesen, who are accused of having promoted his wife's career by the abuse of power.

It appears by the indictment against him, which raised the accused for gross neglect of duty and to have disclosed confidential information.

There is raised a total of five charges against the former chief of the army.

He must, according to the indictment among other things, have directed the persons who were responsible for setting the Operations and Føringsuddannelsen, in changing the criteria, there should be emphasis on the fact that all applicants could be admitted.

he did, according to the indictment, through the two emails that he sent in February 2016. This meant that the wife could be admitted.

He also need to over the phone have tried to influence a colonel to staff the wife in a position as major. It succeeded, however, do not.

In the indictment, he is accused of having lied about he alien his wife's career, since he is, according to the accusation, repeatedly denied it over to the chief of defence Bjørn Bisserup.

Hans-Christian Mathiesen shall also have let his wife see his mail, so she got access to confidential information. Including, he must have sent mails to his wife with confidential information on, among other matters against other employees in the Defense.

A last charge goes to Hans-Christian Mathiesen in a mail to his secretary and stabshjælper should have asked them to print and cut private card to his wedding.

Hans-Christian Mathiesen refuses guilty to the charges, said his lawyer on Wednesday.

the army chief was charged in the nine conditions, but it is now shaved down to the good by half, five charges. Hans-Christian Mathiesen refuses guilty, said the lawyer, Torben Koch, to Berlingske.

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