(AFP) Sweden is to deport three foreigners including an Iraqi imam suspected of playing a central role in an Islamist movement, media reports said Wednesday, quoting the Swedish migration office.
Counter-terrorism police arrested Abu Raad, the imam of a mosque in the eastern city of Gavle, along with his son in late April.
Public radio Sveriges said the third person was another imam, from the northern city of Umea.
Abu Raad, 53, whose real name is Riyad Abdulkarim Jassim, has been on the police radar for several years because of his purported influence within Salafist circles.
The daily Expressen said he posted a message of congratulations on his Facebook page in 2014 after the Islamic State group captured Mosul, making the Iraqi city its headquarters.
