Answer by DK Govnmt Mar 2011 on cooperation on THB

The Legal Affairs Committee 2010-11REU ordinary part, final answer to Question no. 605PublicFolketingetThe Legal Affairs CommitteeChristiansborg1240 Copenhagen KMinistry of JusticeDate: 10 March 2011Office: Civil and Police Dept.Case no.: 2011-150-2152Doc.: SBO41033We forward herewith the answer to Question no. 605 (ordinary part) that the Danish Parliament's LegalAffairs Committee submitted to the Minister for Justice on 11 February 2011.The question was asked at the request of Line Barfod (The Unity List – the Red-Green Alliance).Lars BarfoedCarsten Kristian VollmerSlotsholmsgade 101216 Copenhagen K.Telephone 7226 8400Fax 3393 3510www.justitsministeriet.dkjm@jm.dkQuestion no. 605 (ordinary part) from the Danish Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee:“Has the Danish police force collaborated with the police forces from the Baltic Stateson joint investigation teams with regard to human trafficking?If yes, what has their experience of such collaboration been?If no, what are the reasons for this?”Answer:In order to answer this question, the Ministry of Justice obtained a statement from the NationalCommission of the Danish Police who provided the following information:“The Danish police take part in international cooperation in a number of different forums, includingin relation to combating human trafficking.The National Commission of the Danish Police collaborates with the other EU Member Stateswithin the framework of European police cooperation (Europol) on combating human trafficking,among other matters.As part of this cooperation, the Danish police take part in operative meetings in Europol on anongoing basis. In 2010, Denmark collaborated with Germany and Sweden in connection with theinvestigation of human trafficking, on the basis of which a trilateral investigation was implemented.In this connection consideration was given to the feasibility of establishing a joint investigationteam, which was not, however, considered necessary in the concrete case.We can also inform you that there was bilateral contact between the Danish and Romanian police in2009 and 2010 occasioned by an extensive investigation conducted by Copenhagen Police Force inconnection with human trafficking. This collaboration resulted in a number of Romanian citizensbeing arrested and handed over to Denmark by the Romanian authorities. The people in questionwere subsequently found guilty of human trafficking and sentenced to longer terms ofimprisonment varying from 14 months to three years.Furthermore, we can also inform you that the National Commission of the Danish Police regularlydiscusses common problems with the police forces of the other Nordic countries, including humantrafficking, within the framework of Nordic Police and Customs Cooperation (PTN cooperation).Over and above this, inquiries are regularly made in and by foreign countries regarding concretecases that are being investigated.”