Baku-APA. Danish lawmakers are to vote Tuesday on controversial legislation that would empower authorities to seize cash and valuables from asylum seekers to help cover their expenses, APA reports quoting CNN.
The so-called jewelry bill would allow the seizure of valuables worth more than 10,000 Danish kroner (about $1,453).
Items of "special sentimental value" such as "wedding rings, engagement rings, family portraits, decorations and medals" would be exempted, according to the Danish Ministry of Immigration, Integration and Housing. But "watches, mobile phones and computers" could be confiscated, it says.
The legislation has been criticized across the political spectrum, appalling many in this northern European nation, which has a longstanding global reputation for tolerance and promoting liberal, social democratic values.
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