the imam was arrested in Belgium

What will happen to Moroccan imam Hassan Iquioussen, arrested in Belgium on Friday September 30? “It is now up to Belgian justice to decide on a possible handover to France, it should be a matter of days“, indicates the journalist Julien Gasparutto, live from Tournai (Belgium). The imam will then have the possibility of refusing the extradition. “And that’s probably what he will do, because from the start his lawyer has challenged the validity of the European arrest warrant which allowed his arrest.“, continues the journalist.

In a video posted Friday 30 on social networks, on the account of his support committee, the imam “himself justifies having fled France because that is what was asked of him”, explains Julien Gasparutto. He was the subject of deportation proceedings, “the French authorities accusing him of proselytizing speech, even inciting hatred”. The process could take several weeks. In the meantime, Hassan Iquioussen is imprisoned in Tournai prison, after being arrested in Mons, at a friend’s house. The arrest took place without violence.