An investigating judge in Valenciennes (North) has issued a European arrest warrant against preacher Hassan Ikiusen, who was believed to be on the run after his deportation order was upheld, sources close to the matter said on Friday.
This European arrest warrant, revealed by BFMTV, was issued to “evading the execution of the eviction decision(Article L824-9 of the Aliens Code), sources familiar with the matter told AFP.
Refugee in Belgium
On Tuesday, after the Council of State gave the green light to deport Hassan Ikiussen, police did not find him at his home in Lourches, near Valenciennes. The following day, the Prefect of the North explained at a press conference that the imam was therefore considered “delinquentbecause he is on the run. If Hasan Ikiusen really stayed in France, then, according to the sources familiar with the case, the reason for the arrest decision is justified. However, the Home Secretary has since confirmed that the imam “apparently in Belgiumand welcomed it.
However, in this case, according to the sources familiar with the case, it is considered that Hasan Ikiusen himself carried out the removal measure. Under the influence of the expulsion order signed by the minister, he can really leave France for any country. The methods of eviction are not specified in the eviction order. On the other hand, the obligation to leave French territory (OQTF), which has not been taken against him, provides for the conditions of deportation to the country of origin.
“Secession Speeches”
So that this arrest warrant and the reason for it are justified only if the imam is in France. “Legally, it’s complicatedA source familiar with the matter told Agence France-Presse, while another insisted it was necessary to show it.legal acrobatics to initiate a legal action against the subject of an administrative measure“. On Tuesday, the Council of State gave the green light to the expulsion of Hassan Ikiussen (born in France 58 years ago, but of Moroccan nationality), whose interior minister Gérald Darmanin had made him a symbol of the fight against the government in recent weeks.separatist speeches“.
Gerald Darmanin announced the expulsion of this preacher from the North on July 28 in an S file (for national security) by the DGSI.”eighteen months“, According to him. The eviction order reprimands him.”A proselytizing conversation stuck with expressions that incite hatred and discrimination and a vision of Islam that contradicts the values of the republic“.
Source: Le Figaro
