Archive post: »Venstre politician Peter Erik Hansen does not like access to records – 1« · 2021-09-27

• Jørgen Mads Clausen — Mentioned in the current archived text
• Peter Hansen — Mentioned in the current archived text

Source title: Venstrepolitikeren Peter Erik Hansen bryder sig ikke om aktindsigt – 1

Text version dated 10 Nov 2023

Venstrepolitikeren Peter Erik Hansen bryder sig ikke om aktindsigt - det kan vi da godt forstå Det er både arrogant og dumt af en lokalpolitiker, at bruge kommunens officielle e-mail som afsender, når han foretager handlinger, der både moralsk og juridisk er langt over stregen for acceptabel adfærd. Vi vidste godt at Peter Erik Hansen ikke brød sig om ytringsfriheden. Nu afslører han selv, at han ikke bryder sig om borgernes mulighed for aktindsigt.

Tidligere på året erfarede vi, at Peter Erik Hansen havde kontaktet ejerens arbejdsgivere for at anmode dem om at presse ejeren til at lukke denne Facebook side. PEHs mails var fyldt med usandheder og havde det klare formål at miskreditere ejeren over for hans arbejdsgivere. Da PEH havde brugt sin officielle Sønderborg Kommune e-mailadresse til at afsende disse henvendelser, bad vi naturligvis om aktindsigt i alle officielle mails fra Peter Erik Hansen, hvor ejeren eller Skansegården var nævnt.

Vi var ikke interesserede i Venstrepolitikerens eventuelle private mails eller Venstres hemmelige opskrift på succes - men kun i den korrespondance, der omhandlede Skansegårdssagen, som samme politiker gang på gang bragte op i byrådet, i folketingets spørgetid, på Facebooksiden Politik i Sønderborg og gennem artikler og læserbreve i JydskeVestkysten. Kommunen afviste at give aktindsigt, selv om vores anmodning altså var meget relevant i denne sag. Det tydede på, at lokalpolitikeren både havde noget at skjule - og magtbeføjelser til at sætte aktindsigten ud af spil.

Det viste sig da også siden, at Peter Erik Hansen havde været meget ihærdig og havde kontaktet ejerens arbejdsgivere gang på gang. Det er naturligvis umoralsk at bruge den slags metoder for at hindre ytringsfriheden, og måske er det også ulovligt? I korrespondancen afslørede Peter Hansen desuden navnet på en anden prominent sønderjysk erhvervsmand (Danfoss ejer Jørgen Mads Clausen), der havde brugt sin, ikke ubetydelige, indflydelse på at skaffe PEH taletid hos det multinationale selskabs bestyrelse.

Spørgsmålet er: hvad er denne rigmands motivation for at involvere sig i en sag, der umiddelbart ikke vil kunne pynte på nogens omdømme. Korrespondancen indikerede også, hvem der trækker i trådene i Sønderborg Erhvervsklub, hvor en gruppe af Peter Erik Hansens venner helt åbent har erklæret, at de arbejder på at få ejeren ekskluderet. Aktindsigt - nej tak Ganske kort tid efter vores anmodning om aktindsigt, lavede Peter Erik Hansen en post på sin Facebook side (Politik i Sønderborg), hvor han skriver at: ”Loven om aktindsigt er en ret borgerne har og som er med til at give gennemsigtighed.

Det er desværre også en ret der bliver brugt og især misbrugt.” Tror du på, at det er en tilfældighed? Herunder finder du et link til opslaget, i hvilket lokalpolitikeren i øvrigt ikke finder megen opbakning til sin holdning. Se opslaget inden PEH sletter det.

Det har han nemlig gjort med en del andre uheldige posts på Politik i Sønderborg. Når man dummer sig, er det jo rart at kunne slette alle spor. Denne gang er det dog for sent.

Se Facebooktråden her: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318645914871/posts/10159394617739872 (Opslaget har tidligere været bragt på vores Facebook side)

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Venstre politician Peter Erik Hansen does not like access to public records – we can certainly understand that It is both arrogant and stupid for a local politician to use the municipality's official email as the sender when carrying out actions that, morally and legally, go far beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour. We already knew that Peter Erik Hansen did not like freedom of expression. Now he reveals himself that he does not like citizens' ability to obtain access to public records.

Earlier this year we learned that Peter Erik Hansen had contacted the owner's employers to ask them to pressure the owner into closing this Facebook page. PEH's emails were full of untruths and had the clear aim of discrediting the owner in the eyes of his employers. Since PEH had used his official Sønderborg Kommune email address to send these approaches, we naturally requested access to all official emails from Peter Erik Hansen in which the owner or Skansegården was mentioned.

We were not interested in any private emails the Venstre politician might have, or in Venstre's secret recipe for success, but only in correspondence concerning the Skansegården case, which the same politician repeatedly raised in the city council, during parliamentary question time, on the Facebook page Politik i Sønderborg and through articles and letters to the editor in JydskeVestkysten. The municipality refused access to the records, even though our request was thus very relevant to this case. That suggested the local politician both had something to hide and had the power to neutralise access to public records.

It later emerged that Peter Erik Hansen had been very persistent, contacting the owner’s employers repeatedly. Naturally, using these methods to impede freedom of expression is immoral, and perhaps illegal too? In the correspondence, Peter Hansen also revealed another prominent Southern Jutland businessman’s name.

He had used his considerable influence to secure PEH a hearing with the multinational company’s board. The question is what motivates this wealthy man to involve himself in a case that, at first sight, can hardly enhance anyone’s reputation. The correspondence also indicated who pulls the strings in Sønderborg Erhvervsklub, where a group of Peter Erik Hansen’s friends have openly declared that they are working to have the owner expelled.

Access to records – no thanks. Shortly after our request for access, Peter Erik Hansen posted on Politik i Sønderborg: “The law on access to records is a right citizens have, helping ensure transparency. Unfortunately, it is also a right that is used and especially misused.” Do you believe that is a coincidence?

Below is a link to the post, where the local politician finds little support for his stance. See it before PEH deletes it, as he has done with several other unfortunate posts on Politik i Sønderborg. After making a fool of oneself, it is nice to delete all traces.

This time, however, it is too late. See the Facebook thread here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318645914871/posts/10159394617739872

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Venstre politician Peter Erik Hansen does not like access to records – 1

– we can certainly understand that
It is both arrogant and foolish for a local politician to use the municipality’s official email address as the sender when taking actions that, morally and legally, go far beyond acceptable conduct. We already knew that Peter Erik Hansen disliked freedom of expression. Now he himself reveals that he dislikes citizens’ opportunity to obtain access to records.

Earlier this year, we learned that Peter Erik Hansen had contacted the owner’s employers to ask them to pressure the owner into closing this Facebook page. PEH’s emails were full of untruths and clearly aimed to discredit the owner with his employers. As PEH had used his official Sønderborg Kommune email address to send these approaches, we naturally requested access to all official emails from Peter Erik Hansen in which the owner or Skansegården was mentioned.

We were not interested in the Venstre politician’s possible private emails or Venstre’s secret recipe for success, only in the correspondence concerning the Skansegården case, which the same politician repeatedly raised in the council, at parliamentary question time, on the Facebook page Politik i Sønderborg, and through articles and letters to the editor in JydskeVestkysten. The municipality refused access to the records, even though our request was highly relevant to this case. That suggested that the local politician both had something to hide and had the power to thwart access to records.

It subsequently emerged that Peter Erik Hansen had been very persistent and had contacted the owner’s employers time and again. Naturally, it is immoral to use methods like that to obstruct freedom of expression, and perhaps it is also illegal? In the correspondence, Peter Hansen also revealed the name of another prominent southern Jutland businessman who had used his considerable influence to obtain a hearing for PEH before the multinational company's board.

The question is: What motivates this wealthy man to involve himself in a case which, at first glance, could hardly enhance anyone's reputation? The correspondence also indicated who pulls the strings in Sønderborg Erhvervsklub, where a group of Peter Erik Hansen’s friends have openly declared that they are working to have the owner expelled.

Access to records – no thanks
Shortly after our request for access to records, Peter Erik Hansen posted on his Facebook page, Politik i Sønderborg, writing:
‘The law on access to records is a right citizens have, and one that helps provide transparency. Unfortunately, it is also a right that is used and, especially, misused.’

Do you believe that is a coincidence?
Below you will find a link to the post, in which, incidentally, the local politician finds little support for his position. View the post before PEH deletes it. He has done that with a number of other unfortunate posts on Politik i Sønderborg.
When you make a fool of yourself, it is nice to be able to erase all traces. This time, however, it is too late.

Politik i Sønderborg | The law on access to records is a right citizens have that helps provide transparencyThe law on access to records is a right citizens have that helps provide transparency. Unfortunately, it is also a right that is used and particularly misused.
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