Thibaud Hue, edited by Laura Laplaud 6:56 a.m., October 01, 2022, modified at 6:58 a.m., October 01, 2022
Wanted for a month, Imam Hassan Iquioussen was arrested in Belgium, near Mons, a town 20 kilometers from the French border, on Friday afternoon.
Implicated in France for remarks deemed contrary to the values of the Republic and under the influence of an expulsion order, what will happen now?
It's the end of the run.
Friday, at the beginning of the afternoon, Imam Hassan Iquioussen wanted everywhere in Europe was arrested by the police in Belgium, in Mons, a city located 20 kilometers from the French border.
Arrested at the home of an acquaintance, thanks to the work of the French judicial police and their Belgian counterparts, he did not put up any resistance.
Hassan Iquioussen was under a European arrest warrant issued by France, for "evading the execution of a deportation decision".
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Imam Hassan Iquioussen arrested in Belgium
The preacher, on file S, implicated in France for remarks deemed contrary to the values of the Republic, is subject to an expulsion order signed by the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin.
He had fled on August 28 to avoid his expulsion validated by the Council of State.
Finally, the hunt lasted a month.
Belgian justice must return the imam to France
But now, what will happen?
First, we will have to wait for Belgian justice to hand over Hassan Iquioussen to France.
Once this is done, he will be placed in an administrative detention center for a maximum of 90 days.
He will then be tried for evading French justice
During this period, he may be tried for evading French justice, because by fleeing, this 58-year-old imam committed a crime.
But what the government wants above all is to expel him, as quickly as possible.
He is under an OQTF, an obligation to leave French territory.
But for the moment, it is impossible.
At the end of August, Morocco refused to welcome him.
According to information from Europe 1, negotiations are underway with Rabat.