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| Denmark is reluctant to take back its jailed Daesh terrorists in Syria | |
| 2018-02-20 | |
Following a US-led coalition meeting in Rome, during which US Defense Secretary, James Mattis urged the coalition partners to "provide relief" to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Danish Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen argued that his country might be forced to "take back" Danish jihadists for prosecution, Danish Radio reported. By Frederiksen’s own admission, the Danish authorities were currently trying to establish the concrete number of the captured jihadists and examine their cases. However, some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go... Frederiksen himself made no secret of the fact that he would prefer them to go on trial in the respective countries where their crimes were committed. "They have beheaded people, raped women and kiddies and sold people. For me, it is paradoxical for those murderous Moslems to now claim Western norms regarding the protection of rights," Frederiksen told Danish Radio. "I think it’s pathetic for those people to ask to be given safety in the Western countries that they so despicably wanted to defeat," he added. While stressing that the "imported muscle" must be prosecuted where they have committed their crimes, Frederiksen also stressed that the US-backed SDF should not be left with the sole responsibility of dealing with the panful issue. "We must not let down an ally by trying to leave everything at their door. We must therefore examine the cases specifically," Frederiksen said. By contrast, the UK, a fellow coalition member, has previously refused to bring British jihadists "back home." Defense Minister Gavin Williamson stressed that they "turned their backs on Britannia and everything it stands for," calling them "the worst of the worst." While seemingly more docile compared with his British counterpart, Frederiksen nevertheless stressed Denmark’s preparedness to go for the "maximum possible punishment." Around 150 Danish citizens have joined bad boy Death Eater movements in Syria and Iraq since 2012, above all ISIS (ISIS/ISIS). An unknown fraction of them, whom Frederiksen described as a "little group," ended up incarcerated by the SDF. Previously, Copenhagen had made it clear that "imported muscle" are not welcome back in Denmark. Since March 2015, the Nordic nation’s Immigration Service has been able to revoke the residence permits of the suspected jihadists who went to the Middle East from Denmark, but were not Danish citizens. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 I suggest ejection over the North Sea, but I'm a deplorable or something. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2018-02-20 20:25 |
| #4 Perhaps western nations should pass a law saying that if you leave to fight on behalf of ISIS you automatically renounce your citizenship and will be treated as a spy upon return. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-02-20 14:59 |
| #3 Since Denmark abolished capital punishment in 1930, the war crimes trials '45-50 the exception, Europe's liberal chickens are coming home to roost. |
| Posted by: One Eyed Speaking for Boskone7919 2018-02-20 10:52 |
| #2 I do get that technically having a (legitimately issued) passport from nation X makes one "a citizen of nation X," but in cases like this what is actually being described is "a piece of muzz trash with a nation X passport." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-02-20 10:43 |
| #1 Perhaps the Danes could chip in for a wood chipper. |
| Posted by: Winky the Ruthless3340 2018-02-20 08:15 |