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French court suspends the deportation of conservative imam to Morocco

Imam Hassan Iquioussen had been ordered to leave France in July for incitement to hatred, especially against the Jewish community. © Le Matin d'Algérie

An administrative court in Paris has suspended a deportation order against a France-born Moroccan imam who the government had accused of promoting hate and posing a threat to society.

The tribunal's ruling on Friday has essentially overturned an interior ministry expulsion order issued in July against the preacher, Hassan Iquioussen, for inciting hate, discrimination and violence, notably against the Jewish community.

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