Danish People's Party wants three more names taken off citizenship bill

The Danish People's Party has identified three more people, two Syrian and one Pakistani, who it wants to remove from the list of 2,055 people whose names are included in the long-stalled citizenship bill.

According to the party, the three prospective citizens, all of whom are men, have displayed anti-democratic views on social media.

Mikkel Bjørn, the party's citizenship spokesperson, pointed to a post the Syrian man had made on X in 2017 where he advised other men to treat their girlfriend "as if she were your only child", a statement Björn said was not in harmony with Danish and democratic values.

"Indulge her, listen to her, and take care of her," the offending post reads. "When she makes a mistake, talk to her, hear her explanation, and then decide how to punish her."

"If you think that women should be punished and treated like children, then it goes without saying that you cannot become a Danish citizen, Bjørn said.

In 2017, the Pakistani man shared a video on Facebook with an Islamic preacher who, according to the party, talks about religious rules for visiting cemeteries.

According to the party, the preacher in the video says that women should be prevented from visiting graveyards and "should stay home" or be accompanied by a male relative.

"If that position is accepted, it is incompatible with becoming a Danish citizen," Bjørn said.

The third man, a Syrian, has, again according to the party, paid tribute to the deceased Syrian rebel figure Abdul Baset al-Sarout in a post on Facebook. Al-Sarout has previously been accused of having links to Islamic State.

Björn said that the party was ready to summon all three individuals for an interview in front of the Citizenship Committee if the government does not find reason to remove the individuals from the bill.

According to the government's legislative program, the new bill will be presented in February, after which it will be considered and adopted by the Danish Parliament.