Imam Iquioussen loses appeal against deportation to France

(Brussels Times) The Conseil du Contentieux des Étrangers (CCE — Foreigners Litigation Council) has rejected an appeal by Imam Hassan Iquioussen, a Moroccan preacher fighting to avoid deportation, according to a ruling published on Monday.

The imam wanted his order to leave the country with a view to deportation suspended.

Hassan Iquioussen is yet to be handed over to the French authorities. In the meantime, he will remain in a closed centre, according to the decision of the CCE.

His appeal to have the deportation to France suspended was refused because the Council felt he could not prove that it would cause him a serious, irreparable prejudice.

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