(Brussels Times) The Brussels prosecutor general’s office is challenging the naturalisation of Imam Mohammed Toujgani, according to a report on local online platform Bruzz, confirmed by interim Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Nicole De Moor.
The Moroccan imam moved to Belgium in the 1980s under a foreign residence permit. In 2019, as this permit neared expiry, he simultaneously applied to extend his residency and acquire Belgian citizenship.
In late July, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled that the conservative imam qualified for citizenship, but the prosecutor’s office is contesting its decision. The Appeal Court’s ruling upheld a lower court decision which the prosecutor’s office had also contested.
