(E-Notícies) Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested an imam from the Marca de l’Ham neighborhood in Figueres (Alt Empordà). This imam is accused of abuse and mistreatment of minors and also of delivering radical speeches.
The imam, about 40 years old, arrived in Spain two years ago. According to journalist Anna Punsí, he lived with his family in a squatted apartment, together with his wife and four children. The National Police are now evaluating the possibility of expelling him from the country. However, after being arrested, the man spent the night in Mossos’s facilities, but he is currently free.
According to complaints from some families in the Muslim community, the imam hit children with a stick or spanked them. These practices reportedly took place between late 2024 and early 2025 at the madrasa of the mosque in this Figueres neighborhood.
