Mahjoub Mahjoubi, imam of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, is being prosecuted as part of an investigation for advocating terrorism. In a sermon, he notably declared that the "tricolor flag" was a "satanic flag", specifying however that he was not talking about the French flag.
The prefect of Gard, Jérôme Bonet, wishes to withdraw his residence permit from the imam in order to be able to expel him. But according to Linda Kebbab, national delegate of the SGP Police-FO union, such an outcome seems unthinkable.