"Thousands of refugees come to Denmark from Syria, and some of these may be persons that are in some way related to IS," Martin Henriksen of the Danish People's Party said.
Islamic State, notoriously known for its brutality, has seized vast territories in Syria and neighboring Iraq.
To avoid the group's members from entering Denmark, the country should pause the processing of Syrian asylum cases, Henriksen believes.
Henriksen previously told local media that the processing of such cases may resume when the security situation allows Danish authorities to travel to Syria on so-called fact finding missions.
Answering Sputnik’s question of whether this would be possible while the war is ongoing, the politician stated that “Syria is a relatively large country, and peaceful conditions may well be restored in parts of Syria, enabling these missions.”
In the long term, Henriksen's party wishes to restructure the refugee system, helping those in need of protection near their regions of origin rather than providing them with residence permits in Denmark.
The issue of violent extremism has gained much attention in Europe over the past weeks, after Islamist gunmen carried out a string of terrorist attacks in France and later Denmark's capital, Copenhagen.
