Archive post: »Does a Venstre politician abuse power at your expense as a taxpayer?« · 2021-09-10

• Claus Ewers — Mentioned in the current archived text
• Erik Damsgaard — Mentioned in the current archived text
• Halldor Henriksen — Mentioned in the current archived text
• Jørgen Mads Clausen — Mentioned in the current archived text
• Mads Sandemann — Mentioned in the current archived text
• Peter Hansen — Mentioned in the current archived text
• Torben Lindvang — Mentioned in the current archived text

Source title: Udøver Venstrepolitiker magtmisbrug for dine skattekroner?

Text version dated 8 Jul 2023

Udøver Venstrepolitiker magtmisbrug for dine skattekroner? Da den sønderjyske iværksætter ejeren købte Skansegården, en misligholdt ejendom på Dybbøl Banke ved Sønderborg, startede balladen. Den lokale magtelite havde åbenbart ønsket en anden køber, og Venstrepolitikeren Peter Erik Hansen startede, med fuld opbakning fra Venstre og JydskeVestkysten, en kampagne mod Skansegården og dens nye ejer.

Faktisk skrev det heftigt mediestøttede JydskeVestkysten et halvt hundrede negative indlæg om Skansegården og ejeren, før vi tog til genmæle. Både daværende lokalredaktør Halldor Henriksen og chefredaktør Mads Sandemann deltog aktivt i den debat. Da Peter Erik Hansen optrappede konflikten ved, gennem JydskeVestkysten (et medie han selv er bestyrelsesformand i), at kalde Skansegårdens ejer for skattefusker – blev denne side en nødvendighed for at kunne imødekomme de mange angreb.

Derfor skrev vi en stribe artikler, der satte fokus på Peter Erik Hansens - og partiet Venstres aktiviteter. Primært med fokus på den manglende sammenhæng i PEH’s og partiets holdning i sagen om Skansegården, der var stik mod deres holdning i hundredvis af sammenlignelige bevarings- og nedrivningssager i landsdelen. Vi kiggede også på, hvilke kompetencer Peter Erik Hansen havde, der gav ham så stor indsigt i skattesager.

Tilsyneladende ubegrænsede magtbeføjelser De nævnte artikler var genstand for en del interesse, ikke mindst blandt andre, der havde haft tilsvarende oplevelser med både politikeren og hans mediehus. Alligevel blev vi nødsaget til at stoppe aktiviteterne for en stund. Da vi tog til genmæle mod nævnte lokalpolitiker og hans magtfulde venner, begyndte ubehagelighederne nemlig meget hurtigt at hobe sig op.

Falske anklager blev daglig rutine. Det samme gjorde pression mod ejerens arbejdsgivere, pression mod samarbejdsforbindelser og bagtalelse samt angreb gennem erhvervsnetværk og et politisk styret mediehus. Det mest ubehagelige tiltag i den kampagne var Peter Erik Hansens direkte mails til ejerens arbejdsgiver.

Her forsøgte han, ved hjælp af en anden højt profileret sønderjysk erhvervsmand (Danfoss ejer Jørn Mads Clausen), at miskreditere ejeren og presse dennes arbejdsgiver til at give ejeren mundkurv på. Heldigvis har ejeren en god arbejdsgiver, der tror på ytringsfriheden og ikke lægger under for den slags pression. Samtidig udnyttede magteliten omkring PEH både ordensmagten, skattemyndighederne, Kommunens forvaltning samt alle de juridiske smuthuller, der fandtes for at kvæle denne Facebook-side.

Selv Skatteministeren måtte svare på en ligegyldig forespørgsel i Folketingets spørgetid. Faktisk fik Peter Erik Hansens mange pressionsmidler en kendt landspolitiker, som samtidig blev afsløret i udemokratisk adfærd og magtmisbrug, til at ligne en ren søndagsskoledreng. Begravet i uberettigede anklager og trusler om sagsanlæg Peter Erik Hansen begravede os ganske enkelt i både trusler om sagsanlæg og regulære anmeldelser.

Hvis man skal se positivt på det, har det givet fast arbejde til en hær af både medarbejdere i den offentlige sektor samt jurister på begge sider af konflikten. Minussiden er, at en stor del af deres arbejdstimer skal finansieres af dine skattekroner. Ingen af nævnte anklager havde, ifølge landets førende jurister, en jordisk chance for at føre til domsfældelse.

Men, det var heller ikke meningen. De skulle blot aflede opmærksomheden fra anklagerens egne aktiviteter og sikkert også hans parti Venstres, indtil valgkampen er overstået til november. Derefter kunne anklagerne trækkes tilbage.

Desværre for Peter Erik Hansen er alle anklagerne allerede blevet frafaldet, efter at juristerne har kigget på dem. Nyt angreb – og genfundet motivation De mange angreb betød dog, at vi for en stund måtte indstille udsendelsen af nyt materiale, mens advokaterne gennemgik de mange anklageskrifter, kløede sig i nakken og rystede på hovedet. Faktisk havde vi ikke noget stort ønske om at fortsætte konflikten, men det havde Peter Hansen og hans venner.

Et overraskende personangreb i Sønderborg Erhvervsklub i slutningen af maj gav faktisk al den motivation, der skulle til for at fortsætte de informative indlæg her på siden, trods modvinden. Tak til de tre trofaste PEH-støtter, erhvervsfolkene Claus Ewers (Brdr. Ewers A/S), Torben Lindvang (Brugtvogns- & Volvo -forhandler) og Erik Damsgaard (O.J.

Electronics A/S), for den motivation, og naturligvis til dukkeføreren selv, Venstrepolitikeren og bestyrelsesformanden i Jysk Fynske Medier/JydskeVestkysten, Peter Erik Hansen for at have trukket i trådene. Det bliver et varmt efterår! I de kommende måneder giver vi dig igen indblik i, hvad der sker, når politik, medier, penge, juridiske smuthuller og magt blandes i en cocktail, der har det formål at begrænse ytringsfriheden – sikkert især mens kommunalvalgkampen pågår.

Følg med… og læs mere om lokalpolitikeren, der har nogle kompetencer, der gør ham til en eftertragtet herre i erhvervslivet, hvis man skal dømme ud fra hans utallige bestyrelsesposter i både private og offentlige virksomheder. Udefra er det svært at se, hvilke spidskompetencer, der er skyld i populariteten. Han har dog tilsyneladende derudover været i stand til at have en livslang lukrativ erhvervskarriere med mange forskellige virksomheder – uden at betale nævneværdige beløb i selskabsskat.

Forbløffende nok har medierne og skattemyndighederne aldrig gravet dybere i det forhold. Trods en endeløs række af konkurser og tvangslukninger, er både Peter Erik Hansens partifæller og hans forretningsforbindelser åbenbart klar til at følge ham hele vejen – måske også ud over kanten? Vi håber, du har lyst til at følge med i den historie.

Mere info: Peter Erik Hansen forvalter blandt andet Claus Ewers’ investeringer i Ukraine. På dette link kan du se, hvor godt det går: https://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/danske-rigmaend-taber-115-mio-kr-i-ukraine?b_source=danske-rigmaend-taber-115-mio-kr-i-ukraine&b_medium=row_1&b_campaign=list_1 (Opslaget har tidligere været bragt på vores Facebook side)

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Does a Venstre politician abuse power with your tax money? The trouble began when the owner, an entrepreneur from southern Jutland, bought Skansegården, a neglected property on Dybbøl Banke near Sønderborg. The local power elite had apparently wanted a different buyer, and Venstre politician Peter Erik Hansen, with the full support of Venstre and JydskeVestkysten, launched a campaign against Skansegården and its new owner.

In fact, the heavily subsidised JydskeVestkysten wrote around fifty negative contributions about Skansegården and the owner before we responded. Both the then local editor Halldor Henriksen and editor-in-chief Mads Sandemann actively participated in that debate. When Peter Erik Hansen escalated the conflict by calling Skansegården’s owner a tax cheat through JydskeVestkysten (a media outlet whose board he himself chairs), this page became a necessity in order to respond to the many attacks.

We therefore wrote a series of articles focusing on the activities of Peter Erik Hansen and Venstre. The main focus was the inconsistency in PEH’s and the party’s position in the Skansegården case, which directly contradicted their position in hundreds of comparable preservation and demolition cases in the region. We also examined what qualifications Peter Erik Hansen had that gave him such great insight into tax cases.

Apparently unlimited powers. The articles mentioned attracted considerable interest, particularly among others who had had similar experiences with both the politician and his media group. Nevertheless, we were forced to suspend activities for a while.

When we responded to the local politician mentioned and his powerful friends, unpleasant incidents very quickly began to pile up. False accusations became a daily routine. So did pressure on the owner’s employers, pressure on business partners, slander and attacks through business networks and a politically controlled media company.

The most unpleasant move in that campaign was Peter Erik Hansen’s direct emails to the owner’s employer. With help from another high-profile southern Jutland businessperson, he tried to discredit the owner and pressure his employer into muzzling the owner. Fortunately, the owner has a good employer who believes in freedom of expression and does not yield to that kind of pressure.

At the same time, the power elite around PEH exploited the police, tax authorities, municipal administration and every legal loophole available to stifle this Facebook page. Even the Minister for Taxation had to answer a pointless query during parliamentary question time. In fact, Peter Erik Hansen’s many pressure tactics made a well-known national politician, who was simultaneously exposed for undemocratic conduct and abuse of power, look like an innocent Sunday-school boy.

Buried under unfounded accusations and threats of lawsuits
Peter Erik Hansen simply buried us under threats of legal action and actual complaints. To look on the bright side, this provided steady work for an army of public-sector employees and lawyers on both sides of the conflict. The downside is that a large proportion of their working hours must be funded by your taxes.

According to the country’s leading lawyers, none of the allegations mentioned had the slightest chance of leading to an adverse judgment. But that was not the point. They were merely to divert attention from the accuser’s own activities, and probably those of his party Venstre too, until the election campaign ended in November.

Then the allegations could be withdrawn. Unfortunately for Peter Erik Hansen, all the allegations have already been dropped after lawyers examined them. A new attack – and renewed motivation.

The many attacks nevertheless meant that, for a while, we had to stop publishing new material while the lawyers reviewed the many accusation documents, scratched their heads and shook them. In fact, we had no great wish to continue the conflict, but Peter Hansen and his friends did. A surprising personal attack in Sønderborg Erhvervsklub at the end of May provided all the motivation needed to continue the informative posts on this page despite the headwinds.

Thanks for that motivation to the three loyal PEH supporters, businesspeople Claus Ewers (Brdr. Ewers A/S), Torben Lindvang (used-car and Volvo dealer) and Erik Damsgaard (O.J. Electronics A/S), and naturally to the puppeteer himself, Venstre politician and board chair of Jysk Fynske Medier/JydskeVestkysten, Peter Erik Hansen, for pulling the strings.

It will be a hot autumn! Over the coming months, we will again give you insight into what happens when politics, media, money, legal loopholes and power are mixed into a cocktail intended to restrict freedom of expression – probably particularly during the municipal election campaign. Follow along… and read more about the local politician whose skills make him a sought-after figure in business, judging by his countless board roles in private and public companies.

From outside, it is difficult to see which particular strengths account for that popularity. Apparently, however, he has also managed to have a lucrative lifelong business career involving many different companies without paying noteworthy amounts in corporation tax. Astonishingly, the media and tax authorities have never examined that more closely.

Despite an endless succession of bankruptcies and compulsory closures, both Peter Erik Hansen’s party colleagues and business contacts are apparently willing to follow him all the way – perhaps even over the edge? We hope you would like to follow that story. More information: Peter Erik Hansen manages, among other things, Claus Ewers’ investments in Ukraine.

At this link you can see how well that is going: (The post has previously appeared on our Facebook page)

This is an automatic reading translation. The source’s allegations and assessments have not been independently confirmed through translation. Check wording, qualifications and meaning against the preserved Danish original. Some retained numbers may use Danish separators: a dot for thousands and a comma for decimals. Check amounts against the Danish original.

Does a Venstre politician abuse power at your expense as a taxpayer? 

The trouble began when the owner, an entrepreneur from southern Jutland, bought Skansegården, a neglected property on Dybbøl Banke near Sønderborg. The local power elite had apparently wanted a different buyer, and Venstre politician Peter Erik Hansen, with the full support of Venstre and JydskeVestkysten, launched a campaign against Skansegården and its new owner. In fact, the heavily media-subsidised JydskeVestkysten wrote fifty negative contributions about Skansegården and the owner before we responded.

Both the then local editor Halldor Henriksen and editor-in-chief Mads Sandemann participated actively in that debate. When Peter Erik Hansen escalated the conflict by calling Skansegården’s owner a tax dodger through JydskeVestkysten, a media outlet where he himself is board chair, this page became necessary in order to respond to the many attacks. We therefore wrote a series of articles highlighting the activities of Peter Erik Hansen and the Venstre party, primarily focusing on the inconsistency of PEH’s and the party’s position on Skansegården, which was directly opposed to their position in hundreds of comparable preservation and demolition cases in the region.

We also examined what qualifications Peter Erik Hansen had that gave him such great insight into tax cases.

Apparently unlimited powers
The articles mentioned attracted considerable interest, particularly among others who had had similar experiences with both the politician and his media group. Nevertheless, we were forced to suspend activities for a while. When we responded to the local politician mentioned and his powerful friends, unpleasant incidents very quickly began to pile up.

False accusations became a daily routine. So did pressure on the owner’s employers, pressure on business partners, slander and attacks through business networks and a politically controlled media company. The most unpleasant move in that campaign was Peter Erik Hansen’s direct emails to the owner’s employer.

With help from another high-profile southern Jutland businessperson, he tried to discredit the owner and pressure his employer into muzzling the owner. Fortunately, the owner has a good employer who believes in freedom of expression and does not yield to that kind of pressure. At the same time, the power elite around PEH exploited the police, tax authorities, municipal administration and every legal loophole available to stifle this Facebook page.

Even the Minister for Taxation had to answer a pointless query during parliamentary question time. In fact, Peter Erik Hansen’s many pressure tactics made a well-known national politician, who was simultaneously exposed for undemocratic conduct and abuse of power, look like an innocent Sunday-school boy.

Buried in unfounded allegations and threats of legal action
Peter Erik Hansen simply buried us in threats of lawsuits as well as actual complaints to the authorities. Looking at it positively, it has provided steady work for an army of public-sector employees and lawyers on both sides of the conflict. The downside is that a large part of their working hours has to be financed with your tax money.

According to the country’s leading lawyers, none of the allegations mentioned had the slightest chance of leading to an adverse judgment. But that was not the point. They were merely to divert attention from the accuser’s own activities, and probably those of his party Venstre too, until the election campaign ended in November.

Then the allegations could be withdrawn. Unfortunately for Peter Erik Hansen, all the allegations have already been dropped after lawyers examined them.

A new attack – and renewed motivation
The many attacks nevertheless meant that, for a while, we had to stop publishing new material while the lawyers reviewed the many accusation documents, scratched their heads and shook them. In fact, we had no great wish to continue the conflict, but Peter Hansen and his friends did. A surprising personal attack in Sønderborg Erhvervsklub at the end of May actually provided all the motivation needed to continue the informative posts here, despite the opposition.

Thanks for that motivation to the three loyal PEH supporters, businesspeople Claus Ewers (Brdr. Ewers A/S), Torben Lindvang (used-car and Volvo dealer) and Erik Damsgaard (O.J. Electronics A/S), and naturally to the puppeteer himself, Venstre politician and board chair of Jysk Fynske Medier/JydskeVestkysten, Peter Erik Hansen, for pulling the strings.

It is going to be a heated autumn! Over the coming months, we will again give you insight into what happens when politics, media, money, legal loopholes and power are mixed into a cocktail intended to restrict freedom of expression – probably particularly during the municipal election campaign. Follow along… and read more about the local politician whose skills make him a sought-after figure in business, judging by his countless board roles in private and public companies.

From outside, it is difficult to see which particular strengths account for that popularity. Apparently, however, he has also managed a lifelong, lucrative business career involving many different companies without paying significant amounts of corporation tax. Astonishingly, the media and tax authorities have never investigated this more deeply.

Despite an endless succession of bankruptcies and compulsory closures, both Peter Erik Hansen’s party colleagues and business contacts are apparently willing to follow him all the way – perhaps even over the edge? We hope you would like to follow that story.

More information:
Among other things, Peter Erik Hansen manages Claus Ewers’ investments in Ukraine. At this link, you can see how well things are going:

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