Archive post: »Venstre politician loses his dummy – and the police pick it up« · 2021-09-11

• Peter Hansen — Mentioned in the current archived text

Source title: Venstrepolitiker taber sutten – Og politiet samler den op

Text version dated 30 Jun 2023

Venstrepolitiker taber sutten - Og politiet samler den op Er det muligt, i et retssamfund, at starte en sag uden at have noget, der på nogen måde kan føre til domsfældelse. Tja, hvis man er Venstrepolitiker med de rigtige forbindelser, så er alt åbenbart muligt. Læs med og døm selv!

Da vi på denne side tog til genmæle imod Peter Erik Hansens angreb på Skansegården og dens ejer ejeren, startede et handlingsforløb, der kunne være taget ud af en fiktionsserie om magtmisbrug, korruption og strategiske intrigekampe. Vi gentager fiktionsserie! Vi tror selvfølgelig ikke, at den slags sker i virkeligheden.

Her er et enkelt eksempel. Den 2. november 2020 blev ejeren ringet op af en politiassistent fra Sønderborg Politi. Han informerede om, at ejeren, i henhold til en anmeldelse fra Peter Erik Hansen indgivet den 15. oktober 2020, var tiltalt for: ”Overtrædelse af straffelovens §119a for via facebookgruppen ”Dybbøl Banke Skansegården” at have skrevet negativt om byrådsmedlem Peter Erik Hansen…” Ikke ment som en sutteklud Nu er formålet med straffelovens § 119a ikke at agere sutteklud for lokalpolitikere, der ikke tåler at blive modsagt.

Den skal derimod beskytte eksempelvis socialrådgivere, fængselsfunktionærer eller sagsbehandlere mod virkelig chikane i deres daglige hverv. Faktisk understreges det at: ”den foreslåede bestemmelse i straffelovens § 119 a ikke er rettet mod adgangen til at fremsætte kritik af personer i offentlig tjeneste, og bestemmelsen omfatter således alene chikanesituationer.” Den 3. november 2020 forklarede ejerens advokat, René Offersen derfor politiet i Sønderborg, at de ikke havde en sag: ”Kommunalbestyrelsesmedlem Peter Erik Hansen er politiker. En handling bestående i at ”have skrevet negativt om byrådsmedlem Peter Erik Hansen” falder allerede af den grund uden for bestemmelsens anvendelsesområde.

Det er i stedet et naturligt led i en offentlig debat af samfundsmæssig relevans.” Alligevel kørte hele maskineriet i gang. Sønderborg Politi ønskede ikke at frafalde sigtelsen og satte store resurser ind på at stykke et omfattende anklageskrift sammen. Først da sagen havnede på bordet ved anklagemyndigheden (der rent geografisk er placeret uden for Sønderborg), og der kom voksne mennesker til at se på anklagerne, blev sigtelsen frafaldet.

Det skete den 27. august 2021 og helt præcist med samme begrundelse, som René Offersen havde påpeget 10 måneder tidligere. Imponerende indsats fra politiet i Sønderborg Anmeldelsen var altså bare et led i Peter Erik Hansens kampagne, der skulle skræmme ejeren til at stoppe med at ytre sig om lokalpolitikeren. Vi har allerede erfaret, at Peter Erik Hansen (via sin bestyrelsesformandspost i JydskeVestkysten) har kunnet manipulere pressen - men antager naturligvis ikke, at han har kunnet gøre det samme hos politiet i Sønderborg.

Vi er blot imponerede over, at politiet kunne smide andre sikkert lige så relevante opgaver til side for at reagere hurtigt og kontant - på et så spinkelt grundlag. Ikke mindst i en tid, hvor resurserne er knappe, også hos ordensmagten. På 10 måneder var sagen nået op på en uoverskuelig mængde sagsakter.

Jurister og embedsmænd på begge sider af ”sagen” havde brugt mange timer på opgaven. Det var, kort fortalt, blevet en dyr sag. Størstedelen af den regning havner hos skatteborgerne, resten må ejeren betale.

Peter Erik Hansen skal ikke betale noget for at sætte de mange mennesker i arbejde. Reelt set, har hans anmeldelse jo også gavnet beskæftigelsen, hvilket er en vigtig opgave for en lokalpolitiker. Så husk at sige pænt tak til Peter. https://site.dybbolbanke.dk/sag-119a (Opslaget har tidligere været bragt på vores Facebook side)

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Venstre politician loses his dummy – and the police pick it up

Is it possible, in a society governed by the rule of law, to start a case without anything that could in any way lead to a conviction? Well, if you are a Venstre politician with the right connections, apparently anything is possible. Read on and judge for yourself!

When we responded on this page to Peter Erik Hansen’s attacks on Skansegården and its owner, the owner, a sequence of events began that could have come from a fictional series about abuse of power, corruption and strategic intrigue. We repeat: a fictional series! Of course, we do not believe that such things happen in reality.

Here is just one example. On 2 November 2020, the owner received a call from a police officer at Sønderborg Politi. He informed him that, pursuant to a complaint filed by Peter Erik Hansen on 15 October 2020, the owner was charged with: “Violation of section §119a of the Criminal Code for, through the Facebook group
‘Dybbøl Banke Skansegården’ to have written negatively about municipal councillor Peter Erik Hansen…”

Not intended as a comfort blanket
Now, the purpose of § 119a of the penal code is not to act as a comfort blanket for local politicians who cannot tolerate being contradicted. It is instead intended to protect, for example, social workers, prison officers or case officers against genuine harassment in their daily work. In fact, it is emphasised that:
“The proposed provision in section 119 a of the Danish Criminal Code is not directed at the right to criticise people in public service, and the provision therefore covers harassment situations only.”
On 3 November 2020, the owner’s lawyer René Offersen therefore explained to the police in Sønderborg that they had no case:
“Municipal councillor Peter Erik Hansen is a politician.

An act consisting of ‘having written negatively about city councillor Peter Erik Hansen’ falls outside the provision’s scope for that reason alone. It is instead a natural part of public debate of social relevance.” 
Nevertheless, the entire machinery was set in motion. Sønderborg Politi did not want to drop the charge and devoted substantial resources to putting together an extensive indictment.

Only when the case reached the prosecution service, which geographically is located outside Sønderborg, and grown-ups examined the allegations, was the charge dropped. That happened on 27. August 2021 and for precisely the same reason René Offersen had pointed out 10 months earlier.

An impressive effort by the police in Sønderborg
So the complaint was simply part of Peter Erik Hansen's campaign to frighten the owner into no longer speaking about the local politician. We have already seen that Peter Erik Hansen, through his position as chairman of JydskeVestkysten's board, has been able to manipulate the press—but naturally do not assume that he has been able to do the same with the police in Sønderborg. We are merely impressed that the police could set aside other tasks, surely just as relevant, to respond swiftly and forcefully—on such a flimsy basis.

Particularly at a time when resources are scarce, including for law enforcement. In 10 months, the case had grown into an overwhelming volume of case records. Lawyers and officials on both sides of the “case” had spent many hours on the task.

In short, it had become an expensive case. Most of that bill falls to taxpayers; the owner must pay the rest. Peter Erik Hansen does not have to pay anything to put all these people to work.

In reality, his complaint has also benefited employment, which is an important task for a local politician. So remember to say a polite thank you to Peter. Sag-119a