(Swiss Info) A Muslim preacher at a mosque near the city of Lucerne has been suspended over controversial statements about wife-beating.
An umbrella group representing the local Muslim community told the media on Wednesday that the imam no longer worked at the mosque in Kriens in central Switzerland.
The Lucerne justice authorities had opened an inquiry against the man following reports that the imam advised followers to discipline their wives with physical violence if they disobey.
The incident allegedly occurred during a speech at a Friday prayer session in August.
