British authorities refused entry to Rasmus Palu and Denmark-Sweden because he planned to go to Wakefield to burn a copy of the Koran on Wednesday.
UK Security Secretary Tom Tugendhat stated this in the House of Commons on Monday, reports BBC.
– Calculating and provocative
Tugendhat stepped in after Labor member Simon Lightwood of Wakefield in the Commons expressed concern about Paludan’s planned visit.
– Danish Islamophobic right-wing politician Rasmus Paludan says he went from Denmark to Wakefield only to burn the Koran in a public place. Paludan was previously jailed in Denmark for hate speech and racism. He is a dangerous person who should not be allowed into this country,” Lightwood said, addressing the Conservative government’s security minister.
Tugendhat said Paludan was now on the British authorities’ watch list.
In a video on Twitter on Sunday, Paludan said he was going to Wakefield to fight what he called undemocratic forces. Wednesday was chosen because it marks the start of Ramadan, Paludan said.
In February, four students at a Wakefield school were expelled after destroying copies of the Koran in what was alleged to be a challenge. The front cover is torn and some pages are worn. The police concluded that no crime had been committed.
Then on Monday, Paludan posted a photo of Lightwood on Facebook, with the following text:
– He said today in the House of Commons that I have been imprisoned. The truth is: Never in my life have I been in prison. I have never been in prison, Paludan wrote.
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