Radicalization
In the 2000s, the DKU became associated with violent demonstrations in Denmark. During the Ungdomshuset riots in 2007, the organization's president, Cathrine Frederikke Pedersen, advocated the use of firearms as a legitimate means for achieving political goals. Pedersen said that except for WMDs, all violent actions were permitted. The Danish Security Intelligence Service expressed concern about the DKU's radicalization.
Despite criticism of the organization's advocacy for violence, the DKU received 50,234 Danish kroner in public grants from the city of Copenhagen in 2007. City managers said support could only be withdrawn if an organization was disbanded through a criminal court case.
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