Generally speaking these countries' approaches to the return of ISIS members appear to have been feeble, confused, and highly uneven, sometimes varying significantly from one part of a country to another.
Hanif Qadir, a "Senior expert" at Prevent - Britain's ridiculous excuse for an official "Counter-extremist" program - told the Guardian that Javid, apparently by failing to offer returning ISIS terrorists candy and flowers, was "Fuelling the [ISIS] narrative and giving wind to the sails of other extremists." In other words, if you don't coddle these monsters, you'll create more of them.
Six months ago, a Canadian blogger noted that "Over sixty former ISIS fighters have returned to Canada, with more on the way," and that, instead of being imprisoned or prosecuted, they were being given "Thorough rehabilitation." Some leaders might worry about the risk that such terrorists pose to law-abiding citizens, but the Trudeau administration, unsurprisingly, is more concerned about the safety of the terrorists, whose "Identities and locations" are being systematically concealed in order "To protect them." In a recent speech, a spokesman for Canada's diplomatic service asserted that "Every Canadian citizen - no matter how reprehensible - has the legal right to 're-enter' Canada."
In any event, as of last December, Swedish officials acknowledged that they'd lost track of the great majority of returned ISIS members.
Interestingly, while no ISIS terrorist had yet been prosecuted in Denmark as of last summer, a Danish citizen, Tommy Mørck, was sentenced in June to six months for joining the fight against ISIS - and prosecutors were seeking a stiffer sentence.
What of Norway? Last week, at a security conference in Munich, Prime Minister Erna Solberg told VG that her country will accept returning ISIS jihadists who have Norwegian citizenship.
According to one report, as of last August, when it had "1600 people in prison on terrorist offencesincluding returnees," France had "Made clear that it has little desire to repatriate and try those returnees who committed terrorist offences off the battlefield." On January 31, the Guardian quoted French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner as saying that all ISIS members returning to France would be locked up at once and put on trial.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272907/dealing-europes-isis-returnees-bruce-bawer
Hanif Qadir, a "Senior expert" at Prevent - Britain's ridiculous excuse for an official "Counter-extremist" program - told the Guardian that Javid, apparently by failing to offer returning ISIS terrorists candy and flowers, was "Fuelling the [ISIS] narrative and giving wind to the sails of other extremists." In other words, if you don't coddle these monsters, you'll create more of them.
Six months ago, a Canadian blogger noted that "Over sixty former ISIS fighters have returned to Canada, with more on the way," and that, instead of being imprisoned or prosecuted, they were being given "Thorough rehabilitation." Some leaders might worry about the risk that such terrorists pose to law-abiding citizens, but the Trudeau administration, unsurprisingly, is more concerned about the safety of the terrorists, whose "Identities and locations" are being systematically concealed in order "To protect them." In a recent speech, a spokesman for Canada's diplomatic service asserted that "Every Canadian citizen - no matter how reprehensible - has the legal right to 're-enter' Canada."
In any event, as of last December, Swedish officials acknowledged that they'd lost track of the great majority of returned ISIS members.
Interestingly, while no ISIS terrorist had yet been prosecuted in Denmark as of last summer, a Danish citizen, Tommy Mørck, was sentenced in June to six months for joining the fight against ISIS - and prosecutors were seeking a stiffer sentence.
What of Norway? Last week, at a security conference in Munich, Prime Minister Erna Solberg told VG that her country will accept returning ISIS jihadists who have Norwegian citizenship.
According to one report, as of last August, when it had "1600 people in prison on terrorist offencesincluding returnees," France had "Made clear that it has little desire to repatriate and try those returnees who committed terrorist offences off the battlefield." On January 31, the Guardian quoted French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner as saying that all ISIS members returning to France would be locked up at once and put on trial.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272907/dealing-europes-isis-returnees-bruce-bawer
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