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Top court rules that France can deport conservative imam

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, in Paris, France, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

France's highest administrative court ruled on Tuesday that a France-born Moroccan imam whom the government had accused of promoting hate could be deported, a court ruling showed.

That decision overturned a previous ruling by a Paris court suspending a deportation order against Hassan Iquioussen in July for "inciting hate, discrimination and violence", notably against the Jewish community and women.

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