For more than two months, a Dane has been held in custody suspected of directly supporting the jihadist organisation Islamic State (IS).
The man, who is 23 and of Turkish heritage, is a resident of Ishøj and owns a pizzeria, according to Politiken newspaper. He is currently being held at Vestre Fængsel prison.
It’s the first time that anyone has been jailed in Denmark on suspicion that they are directly supporting IS.
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Closed to the public
The police were unable to provide many more details due to security reasons.
“Since March 19, a person has been imprisoned after a hearing closed to the public, and because of that, Københavns Vestegns Police ís unable to comment on the case,” Claus Buhr, the head of communications at Københavns Vestegns Police, told Politiken.
It is not illegal to sympathise with a terror organisation in Denmark, but it is a criminal offence to sanction terror, provide financial support to terror organisations and encourage terror actions.
