SF Politician to Confront Party Chair Over Rehired Advisor Accused of Harassment

Danish politician Lotte Kofoed has traveled to the island of Bornholm with the intention of confronting the leader of the Socialist People's Party (SF), Pia Olsen Dyhr. The confrontation is scheduled to occur during Dyhr's speech at the upcoming Folkemødet political festival.

Kofoed's action is a direct response to Dyhr's decision to rehire an advisor who previously left the party following accusations of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment. Kofoed herself was allegedly a victim of this advisor's conduct.

She plans to stand within the crowd during Dyhr's address, holding a sign that reads "Never again in SF." Kofoed expressed her hope for public backing, stating, "I hope people will come and support and help to very quietly show Pia that a perpetrator should not return to where the person offended, and that one should not stand on the perpetrator's side."

Politiken newspaper reported earlier this week that the advisor had been hired by Dyhr. Kofoed informed the newspaper that she was the one who experienced the sexual harassment. She clarified that the incident was more severe than a simple "hand on the thigh" and that Dyhr had taken the matter seriously enough for the advisor to leave their job in 2020. Kofoed, a councilor in Frederiksberg, noted that she had not discussed the issue with Dyhr or the party leadership since coming forward with her allegations.

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I hope people will come and support and help to very quietly show Pia that a perpetrator should not return to where the person offended, and that one should not stand on the perpetrator's side.