(Copenhagen Post) This week it emerged that the UK had decided to revoke the British citizenship of Shamima Begum, a so-called Islamic State (IS) bride who wants to return to the UK after leaving London four years ago to join ranks of the jihadist organisation in Syria.
Now, several parties in Denmark are looking to follow suit following a proposal from Dansk Folkeparti (DF) that aims to strip the Danish citizenship of people who travelled abroad to fight alongside IS.
“When someone travels to fight on behalf of IS, they provide the ultimate proof that they no longer want to be part of the Danish community. We see it as a decision they make themselves and we propose this follow-up to the decision. They have turned their backs in Denmark,” Martin Henriksen, the DF spokesperson for integration, told DR Nyheder.
