The imam, accused of remarks deemed “contrary to the values of the Republic”, considered that his expulsion to Morocco put him at risk of inhuman and degrading treatment.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared inadmissible, Thursday June 15, an application filed by the Moroccan imam Hassan Iquioussen, who fled France to Belgium after an expulsion order, before being expelled to Morocco by Brussels. He had filed an appeal before the ECHR against France on September 29, 2022, arguing among other things that his deportation to Morocco put him at risk of inhuman and degrading treatment.
“This decision is only a step decision”said Lucie Simon, his lawyer. “It leaves intact the question of France’s responsibility in the attacks on Mr. Iquioussen’s fundamental freedoms and will allow his referral once the domestic remedies have been exhausted. Other international approaches are currently being studied by his counsel.“, she added.
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Hassan Iquioussen had lived regularly in France since his birth in 1964. Implicated for remarks judged “contrary to the values of the Republic”, this imam living in the Nord department was targeted by an expulsion order signed by the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, on July 4, 2022. On August 25, he fled to Belgium, where he was arrested September 30. The preacher was then deported to Morocco on January 13.