Danish PM attack suspect goes on trial

COPENHAGEN, Aug 06 (AFP): A Polish man accused of drunkenly punching Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen goes on trial in Copenhagen on Tuesday, risking prison time and deportation if convicted.

The suspect, whom Danish authorities have ruled cannot be named in the media, was immediately apprehended after the alleged assault on June 7 in a Copenhagen square which left the prime minister with whiplash.

The 39-year-old has denied responsibility and said he has no recollection of what happened.

Frederiksen, 46, underwent a medical examination afterwards and was diagnosed with a "contusion on her right shoulder and a minor whiplash injury", her office said.

Prosecutor Line Steffensen has said the man was intoxicated and had stolen alcohol from a grocery store just before his encounter with the prime minister.