Europe's Alcatraz: Why the continent's most liberal nation of Denmark will dump unwanted refugees on a remote 17 acre island
By Ian Birrell In Kalvehave, Denmark For The Mail On Sunday
Published: 19:14 EST, 9 February 2019 | Updated: 19:16 EST, 9 February 2019
The rain lashed down and wind blew in fiercely over icy Baltic waters as Peter Skaarup stepped back on the Danish mainland off the ferry from Lindholm island. 'It's a very nice place,' he told me with a smile.
'If you go there you will see a very pleasant, quiet island. There are no cars. People will have a good time there.'
Skaarup, one of Denmark's most prominent politicians, sounded like a man selling a dream holiday destination.
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