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As Messerschmidt sat in court, he no longer wanted to use the word ’remigration,’ even as he was asked about DF’s policy in the area again and again. »Nothing has changed in our policy«, he insists.

He used the word at the party congress. He has repeated it again and again, but in the courtroom he would not

Morten Messerschmidt arrived Tuesday at the Frederiksberg Court. He has sued Martin Lidegaard, the political leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party, over statements he calls defamatory and libelous. A decision in the case is expected Oct. 16. Foto: Jens Dresling
Morten Messerschmidt arrived Tuesday at the Frederiksberg Court. He has sued Martin Lidegaard, the political leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party, over statements he calls defamatory and libelous. A decision in the case is expected Oct. 16. Foto: Jens Dresling
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When Morten Messerschmidt, back in November, gave a widely discussed interview to Weekendavisen under the headline ’The Great Deportation,’ several news outlets later tried to get the leader of Dansk Folkeparti (DF) to do new interviews and elaborate on whether, in concrete terms, he was envisioning the »remigration« of thousands of foreigners.

It was difficult.

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