He had previously been given many warnings and fines for his works full of criticism of the government, but after new, harsher censorship laws were introduced by the crown prince Frederick in September 1799 he was accused and sentenced retroactively to banishment.
Despite having received many prior warnings and fines for his biting critiques of the government, he faced severe repercussions after the crown prince, Frederick, introduced even harsher restrictions in September 1799. He was subsequently accused and condemned to forced removal.