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Justice confirms the closure of the Allonnes mosque for six months

2021-10-29T16:26:19.449Z


The Nantes administrative court rejected on Friday, October 29 a request for interim relief requesting the suspension of a decree of the prefect of Sarthe ...


The Nantes administrative court rejected Friday, October 29, a request for interim relief requesting the suspension of a decree of the prefect of Sarthe who had closed for six months the Mosque of Allonnes, accused of promoting a "

radical practice of Islam

" .

To read also In Allonnes, the faithful of the closed mosque say they are "astonished"

"

The prefect of Sarthe was able, without committing an error of law or of fact, to estimate that the remarks made and the ideas and theories disseminated by the place of worship Mosque of Allonnes constituted provocations to violence, to hatred or to discrimination in connection with the risk of committing acts of terrorism,

”said the judge in summary proceedings in an order issued on Friday, of which AFP obtained a copy.

Citing "

precise and detailed white notes from the intelligence services

", the judge believes that the leaders and imams of the mosque preach "

a reading of radical Islam by inciting discrimination against qualified non-Muslims in degrading terms, by incitement to hatred towards France presented as opposed to the Muslim religion, by the justification of Sharia law, Islamic law, by the legitimization of remarks defending armed jihad

” . The magistrate rejects the attestations of faithful and colleagues of work of the leaders, provided by the association, but "

written in general terms

" and which "

are not likely to call into question the precise and concordant elements noted by the prefect

”, according to the same source.

"We will go to the Council of State"

The Al Qalam association, which manages the mosque, estimated in its request that the decree “

seriously undermined

” freedom of worship, the 300 faithful finding themselves “

deprived of other places of worship at less than 70 kilometers

”.

Her lawyer, Me Nabila Asmane, also stressed that the association "has

existed for ten years and has forged links with other religious communities

" and that it "

is known to the inhabitants for the tolerance of her speech and was a partner of confidence of the authorities

”.

To read also "Humiliate the disbelievers", "prepare for combat" ... The Islamist sermons which led to the closure of the Allonnes mosque

"

We will go to the Council of State,

" Me Asmane told AFP.

The decision did not take into account the 160 certificates produced.

Above all, it avoids the exchanges between the association and the prefect who shows that they were actors in the fight against terrorism.

The "

Allonnes Mosque

" accommodates around 300 worshipers and houses a Koranic school for around 110 children.

The closure measure for six months has been in effect since October 27 at 6:20 p.m.

Source: lefigaro

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