A 39-year-old man was arrested in the assault and went before a judge in a hearing Saturday in the Copenhagen City Court. The suspect was described as tall, dark-haired and wearing a T-shirt and a hoodie, according to local media reports from inside the courtroom.
The judge ruled that the name of the defendant cannot be made public to safeguard his personal security. He will be held in custody until at least June 20.
The Copenhagen police said on X that the attack did not appear to have been politically motivated.
The details of the assault Friday evening are still unclear, with eyewitnesses telling local media that the attacker gave Frederiksen a strong push.
The assault came shortly before Danes head to the polls in the European Parliament election on Sunday, at a time of heightened tensions following a spate of attacks on politicians across Europe. Frederiksen’s Social Democrats party is ahead in the latest polling ahead of Sunday’s election.
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The attack prompted an outpouring of support from senior politicians across the EU.
