UK right-wing party proposes ‘Muslim-only’ prisons

Party proposes a ban on mosques receiving foreign aid

The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has proposed "Muslim-only prisons" and special screening measures for Muslim migrants in an attempt to make the party "more populist", reported the Independent.

The proposal was made in the party's "Interim Manifesto" during its annual conference in Birmingham.

Other measures proposed in the document by the right-wing British party include a ban on mosques receiving foreign aid and abolition of hate-crimes.



The UKIP manifesto claimed that segregation in prisons was important as non-Muslim inmates were frequently forced to convert “for their own protection”.

Maajid Nawaz, chairman of counter-extremism Quilliam Foundation, described the change in policy as “the first step to Muslim concentration camps.”

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Criticising the policy document, Nawaz tweeted "What next, deportation of all Muslim from these ‘Muslim only prisons,’ the rest of us civilized human beings will resist you to the end."

Party leader Batten denied that he is taking UKIP to the far right after the party’s former leader Nigel Farage warned it faces “total and utter marginalisation” if it continues down its current path.



Other policies highlighted by UKIP's manifesto include turning the UK Border Force into a “Migration Control Department” with a remit to exclude "militant Muslims", and placing a five-year ban on property purchases by foreign nationals in designated areas.

This story originally appeared in the Independent