(Brussels Times) The Brussels Civil Court has ruled that the Belgian state illegally interfered in the activities of the Muslim Executive in Belgium (EMB) by dismissing its former president, Salah Echallaoui, through the actions of Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne.
According to Le Soir, the court has confirmed that these actions represented an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state.
In December 2020, the minister had called for a renewal of all the governing bodies of the EMB since he suspected Echallaoui to be a paid spy for the Moroccan state, after an investigation by State Security showed possible foreign interference in the Grand Mosque of Brussels.
