Denmark bans entry of 6 foreign "hate preachers": reports

The immigration authority in Denmark revealed on Tuesday the country's first blacklist banning six foreign religious preachers from entry, local media reported.

The six are not allowed to enter Denmark for at least two years, according to English newspaper The Copenhagen Post.

"The government won't accept hate preachers coming to Denmark to preach hate against Danish society and indoctrinate listeners to commit violence against women and children, spread ideas of a caliphate and undermine our founding values," Immigration and Integration Minister Inger Stoejberg was quoted by the paper as saying.

"So I am naturally very pleased that it is now clear to everyone that these people are not welcome in Denmark," she added.

The Danish government announced a plan last May to establish a blacklist after a hidden-camera documentary exposed radical preachers in Danish mosques. The plan was broadly approved by the Parliament.

"This shows that a person can be put on the list by doing something that would be in breach of the blasphemy paragraph if it happened in Denmark," Jacob Mchangama, director of thinktank Justitia, was quoted by Danish news agency Ritzau as saying. Endit