– I imagine an agreement that only has to go on the framework to send people back – and some guarantees that you can return without being persecuted, says immigration spokesman Mads Fuglede (V).
He elaborates in a post on Facebook that he does not believe that Denmark should “recognize the Assad regime” and that it is a “criminal dictatorship that we do not want to stamp” in any way “.
The proposal comes in the wake of a number of new decisions from the Refugee Board.
The board considers it safe to send refugees back to Syria as long as they come from the capital itself, Damascus, or Rif Damascus – a large geographical area that encircles the capital.
The government does not support the Liberal Party’s proposal.
This is stated by Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod (S) in a written comment.
Immigration spokesman Rasmus Stoklund (S) is surprised by the tones from the opposition’s largest party.
– It will send a completely wrong signal that we perceive Assad as the victor in Syria, he says to Jyllands-Posten.
The Unity List is also puzzled by the opposition’s proposal.
– Let us not cooperate with Assad to take back people who have fled his regime, writes immigration and integration spokeswoman Rosa Lund (EL) on Twitter.
At present, Denmark cannot send rejected asylum seekers to Syria by force.
This is partly due to the European Convention on Human Rights.
In it, Denmark has signed that it does not send rejected asylum seekers if they in their home country risk being subjected to, for example, torture or political persecution.
– If you make an agreement, you have to trust the Assad regime, says Sune Haugbølle, Middle East researcher and professor at Roskilde University.