French court suspends expulsion of Moroccan imam Hassan Iquioussen Reports suggested that France would expel the imam to Morocco after Minister of Interior Gerald Darmanin decided to issue an expulsion order against him.

(Morocco World News) The Paris Administrative Court on Friday suspended the expulsion order of Moroccan-French imam Hassan Iquioussen.

The court ruled in favor of the imam, suggesting that his expulsion would cause a “disproportionate attack” on his private life and family.

The court also highlighted that the imam was born in France, where he has resided along with his wife and five “French children and fifteen French grandchildren.”

The decision angered French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who originally issued an expulsion order against the imam, and had announced that Morocco has accepted to receive him when he is expelled.

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