Lars Andersen, a Danish citizen who calls himself an anarcho-capitalist political activist, says his home was raided by masked police officers who quickly switched off the power as if to hide something. But it was probably naive for the provocateur to get away with “humorously” doxxing the country’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen.

Andersen, known for years for stunts like this, says his home was raided because he simply posted his “two favorite numbers” on social media.

They happened to be Frederiksen’s social security and phone numbers, of course. In Denmark, identity theft and doxxing that involves someone else’s personal information are prohibited and punishable by law.

Unhappy about the raid

Activism is not an excuse in this, although Andersen claims he has been protesting against government efforts to ban end-to-end encryption and “introduce mass surveillance” in the country.

“As I was on my way to the bathroom, I first heard one loud bang. Then I looked through the peephole and saw a group of black-clad and masked men (masks and dark sunglasses) heading up the stairs,” the activist wrote on X.

“They immediately began hammering on the apartment door with a battering ram without at any point ringing the bell or identifying themselves.”

Shortly afterward, Andersen was handcuffed. According to him, almost all officers were wearing masks and sunglasses, allegedly “masking” their illegal raid.

“I am doing well, but am a bit shocked by the police’s completely disproportionate and brutal conduct,” said Andersen, who was released that same Friday after a short visit to the police station.

The activist, who also posted an explanatory YouTube video, seems especially unhappy with the cops quickly switching off the power in the apartment and then confiscating the security cameras.

Free speech, hate speech

On X, Andersen keeps repeating he’s done nothing wrong. But his activity has truly been controversial, to say the least.

As one X user notes in a reply to the provocateur, perhaps the arrest was due to a pattern of behavior. In the past, Andersen doxxed other Danish politicians and once offered cash to obtain one politician’s health records, and then published them.

Last year, he was arrested outside Danish Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard's private residence in May 2025. Police found Andersen in possession of a GPS tracker, a knife, and pepper spray.

Besides, if the officers had a warrant, there’s no issue with them turning off the electricity during the search. If cops have the right to enter someone’s property, they also have the right to turn devices on and off and basically to just take things apart.

“I can well understand why the police consider Lars Andersen dangerous. His core ideology is that he has the right to harass politicians because he thinks Danish legislation (which, after all, also applies to politicians) is wrong,” says Rasmus Jarlov, a retired Danish conservative MP.

“So he shows up at the Justice Minister’s address with a knife to intimidate him. It’s twisted, illogical, and downright idiotic.”

Andersen, who’s a former cop, retorts: “I don’t care if it’s illegal. It is right.” But his activism is tinged with radical hate speech as well.

Back in 2012, he was fined for writing online that he was convinced that “Muslim men worldwide rape, abuse, and kill their daughters on a very large scale.” Andersen has also been quoted as stating that “Denmark would be better off if women couldn’t vote.”

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