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Expulsion of imam Mahjoub Mahjoubi: “My goal is to return to France,” he says from Tunisia
Mahjoub Mahjoubi was expelled from French territory to Tunisia, less than 12 hours after his arrest, Thursday February 22. The imam of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, in Gard, is accused of comments contrary to the values of the Republic. – (franceinfo)
Mahjoub Mahjoubi was expelled from French territory to Tunisia, less than 12 hours after his arrest, Thursday February 22. The imam of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, in Gard, is accused of comments contrary to the values of the Republic.
Just three days ago, imam Mahjoub Mahjoubi received faithful in his mosque in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, in Gard. Friday, February 23, in the morning, he spoke from Tunisia, the country where he was expelled just twelve hours after his arrest. “My objective is to return to France, for France to give me my right, my legitimacy to defend myself, (…) at least so that I can express myself before a judge”, he said.
“We will not let anything pass,” says Gérald Darmanin
In an expulsion order, the Ministry of the Interior refers to comments contrary to the values of the Republic, made during various sermons. Gérald Darmanin announced the decision on Thursday evening on social networks. “We will not let anything go”he assured.
It was already possible to expel a person in a so-called emergency procedure, but the immigration law now allows the possibility during a home visit to seize identity documents, and therefore to speed up the process. Mahjoub Mahjoubi can still appeal to the administrative court. Justice will decide whether or not he can return to France.
