The prefect of Sarthe announced Thursday, May 12 to “
actively
” continue “
exchanges
” with a new association created for the reopening of the Allonnes mosque, closed in October after suspicions of “
radical practice of Islam
” .
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The prefect Emmanuel Aubry thus received Thursday morning Mohamed Zantar, the president of the Allonnaise Association for Living Together, in order "
to jointly consider the legal and administrative formalities in view of the reopening of the Allonnes mosque, carried by this new association
,” according to a press release.
“Use of armed jihad”
“
The support of the State aims to allow the exercise of worship in compliance with republican principles.
The exchanges will continue actively in the coming weeks, in close connection with the municipality
, ”added the prefecture.
The prefecture had initiated a procedure in mid-October to close this mosque, which welcomed around 300 worshipers near Le Mans, estimating that sermons there legitimized "
the use of armed jihad
".
The Council of State had confirmed this closure in November and the two associations managing the mosque were dissolved by the Council of Ministers in January.
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As for the judicial aspect, it "
is following its course
", indicated Thursday to AFP the prosecutor of Le Mans Delphine Dewailly, who had opened an investigation for "
apology for terrorism and provocation to commit terrorist acts
" against "
members or leaders associations
" that managed the mosque before it closed.
