Two American school college students touring for spring break had been arrested in Copenhagen, charged with assault, and held in a Danish jail for 2 weeks following an alleged dispute with an Uber driver, Danish police stated.
The household of Owen Ray, a 19-year-old learning at Miami College in Ohio, stated he and an unnamed pal have been compelled to forfeit their passports and stay within the nation.
Ray and his pal had been visiting Denmark in March after they entered the unsuitable tackle for his or her vacation spot on the Uber app, his household and lawyer stated.
An altercation allegedly occurred when the motive force refused to take them to the alternate vacation spot, and the 2 college students exited the automotive, they stated. They stated the motive force threatened the boys and assaulted Ray.
“A scuffle ensued, culminating within the boys fleeing on account of worry. That is all captured through the Uber’s sprint cam video, which is now a part of the authorized proceedings in Denmark,” in accordance with Erin Pelton, a PR supervisor representing Ray’s household.
The 2 college students had been detained at Copenhagen airport the subsequent day whereas attempting to return residence to the US, she stated. Danish police confirmed that two US residents had been charged with widespread assault.
A Copenhagen police spokesperson informed a number of shops: “The Copenhagen Police can verify, that on March 31, two Americans had been arrested in Copenhagen, and on March 31 they had been introduced earlier than the courtroom charged with widespread assault.
“They had been sentenced to 10 days pre-trial detention. This verdict has since prolonged till April 24.”
Ray has been launched from a Danish jail however authorities is not going to enable him to return to the US, his household stated on Monday. The standing of the opposite scholar is unclear.
“We’re relieved that Owen has been launched from a Danish jail following the unprovoked assault he and his pal suffered by the hands of an Uber driver on March 31,” a press release by Ray’s dad and mom, Andy Ray and Sara Buchen-Ray, stated.
“Nonetheless, we stay deeply involved that Danish authorities have confiscated his passport and won’t enable him to return to the USA – one thing we perceive is uncommon in Danish courtroom proceedings.
“The details clarify that Owen is the sufferer on this case, and we urge Danish officers to permit him to return residence to the USA directly.”
The US state division stated it’s conscious of the state of affairs and is offering the residents with consular help. “The Division has no larger precedence than the protection and safety of US residents overseas,” it stated.
A spokesperson for Uber informed shops that the corporate “take experiences of violence very significantly”. “Any extra questions concerning the investigation needs to be directed to the Danish police,” the assertion added.
The arrests happened amid heightened political tensions between Denmark and the US over possession of Greenland. Relations between the 2 historically shut Nato allies have soured since Donald Trump’s repeated threats to accumulate Greenland, a resource-rich, semi-autonomous Danish territory.
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