Danish Liberals to dump rubbish at Ekstra Bladet tabloid offices

After the Danish tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet rummaged through Liberal Environment Minister Karen Ellman’s dustbin last week, Young Liberals have promised to dump their rubbish at the tabloid’s premises in revenge.

Jakob Engel Schmidt, Chairman of the Young Liberal group, is annoyed by the invasion of the sensationalist story seeking tabloid, who was searching for non-recycled rubbish, and has said he will be dumping his rubbish outside Ekstra Bladet.

The Danish tabloid newspaper claims it found batteries, plastic bottles and fuses but has consequently been reported to police for invasion of ministerial privacy.

According to Politiken, journalists at Ekstra Bladet will soon be able to rummage through piles of Young Liberal rubbish conveniently dumped outside their office without even having to leave their place of work. Additionally, Engel Schmidt has gone one step further by encouraging all Copenhageners to use the Ekstra Bladet premises as an unofficial dumping ground.

“It is unfortunate that the political debate has sunk to this sort of level. I can fully understand that a journalist sometimes has to do things in order to expose people in power – but to break the law to expose two batteries and a lightbulb in the minister’s dustbin is not something that can justify these methods,” commented Engel Schmidt.

Engel Schmidt is hoping Ekstra Bladet will see the comedy in the situation and has invited the editor to debate the issue publicly.

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