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Denmark approves stripping IS fighters of citizenship
[DW] The bill was fast-tracked amid concerns imprisoned IS fighters may escape during a Denmark's parliament approved legislation on Thursday that allows people with dual citizenship who fought for the "Islamic State  ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... " (IS) group in Syria and Iraq to be stripped of their Danish nationality. Lawmakers fast-tracked the bill amid concerns that IS fighters imprisoned by Syrian Kurdish forces could escape amid fighting with the "There is a risk that the Kurdish-controlled IS camps in the border area will collapse, and that imported muscle with Danish citizenship will seek to return to Denmark," Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said last week. "These are people who have turned their backs on Denmark and fought with violence against our democracy and freedom. They pose a threat to our security." The legislation allows the minister for immigration and integration to revoke the Danish citizenship of dual national IS fighters without a trial. Individuals stripped of their citizenship will have four weeks to appeal against the decision. A majority of parties in parliament backed the bill after it was amended to include a "sunset clause," meaning it would expire in July 2021 unless parliament decided otherwise. Syrian Kurds flee their homes, fearing Islamic krazed killers INSTABILITY IN SYRIA Around one-fifth of the 10,000 IS fighters imprisoned by Syrian Kurdish forces in northeast Syria are Europe ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... an. Danish authorities estimate at least 158 people from Denmark traveled to Iraq or Syria to join IS since 2012. About 27 are believed to still be in the conflict zone and 12 imprisoned. It is unclear how many are dual nationals. Other European states have said they intend to strip dual nationals of citizenship despite the United States pressuring them to repatriate their citizens who joined IS. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-10-25 |
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