Anders Langballe, the former special advisor to the Moderate Party (Moderaterne), received a notable severance payment of 445,000 Danish kroner (approximately $67,000 USD) upon leaving his position in April. The allocation of this substantial amount has drawn attention and raised questions among several political parties and experts, especially since Langballe reportedly stepped down to spend more time with his family.

The situation has taken a serious turn as it has come to light that the ministry led by Christina Egelund not only attempted to keep information about the agreement confidential but also deliberately altered the relevant documents. Rather than providing the original information, which the public is entitled to access under freedom of information laws, the ministry chose to rewrite the texts and provide alternative information.

The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Niels Fenger, has criticized the ministry’s handling of the matter in a press release, emphasizing that according to the Public Access to Information Act (offentlighedsloven), the ministry is required to stick to the actual texts of the documents when extracting information for public access. Fenger stated that the ministry’s approach is therefore in violation of the legal rules regarding information extraction.

The Danish newspaper B.T. is currently seeking comments from the Ministry of Education and Research (Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet) regarding this ongoing issue.