France arrests radical Iraqi imam

From The BBC

An Iraqi Muslim cleric who preached at a mosque outside Paris has been detained for violating a house arrest order, French judicial sources say.

Yashar Ali was taken into custody on Monday in Argenteuil, north-west of the French capital.

Mr Ali was placed under house arrest in March pending deportation, but police say he never respected the ruling.

France believes Mr Ali is a key figure in the Salafist movement, which has a strict interpretation of the Koran.

Salafist

Last month, a court ruled that the Interior Ministry acted illegally by deporting another imam, Abdelkader Bouziane, to his native Algeria.

He had been quoted as justifying wife-beating.

The authorities are also considering whether to expel Midhat Guler, a Turkish director of a Paris mosque, accused of leading an extremist Islamic movement, AFP news agency reported.

Mr Guler has been placed under house arrest pending review of his expulsion order.


Looks France is getting serious; now if only Britain would.

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