“It’s an abuse of language, he does not have a perfect command of the French language”: the lawyer of the imam of Bagnols-sur-Cèze comes out of silence

Me Samir Hamroun est l'avocat de l'imam de Bagnols-sur-Cèze. – DR

L'avocat de l'imam de Bagnols-sur-Cèze réagit à l'affaire qui a poussé Gérald Darmanin à demander le retrait du titre de séjour de son client.

Me Samir Hamroun reacts to the request for withdrawal of the residence permit of the imam of Bagnols-sur-Cèze Mahjoub Mahjoubi, his client "for many years". "This is a distortion and totally fallacious interpretation of the remarks made by Mr. Mahjoubi. This is an abuse of language. He came to France quite late and even though he speaks well, he does not have a perfect command of the French language, defends the lawyer at the Avignon Bar.At one point he says "the satanic tricolor”. Indeed, taken in isolation, one might think that he is attacking France but that is absolutely not the case. The theme of the sermon focuses on the disunity that exists between young Muslims or not, through sporting activity such as football. He spoke of the use of the flags of France and other countries to disunite young people and to pit them against each other."

The procedure to come

The lawyer indicates that he "is already preparing his client's defense". "He has been in France for more than 10 years so we cannot deport him directly. You must go through the expulsion commission (Comex) in Nîmes made up of three magistrates from the Nîmes court. This commission will give a favorable or unfavorable opinion on the expulsion, he explains. The Minister of the Interior is then not required to follow this advice. In any case, he will have plenty of time to decide whether or not to maintain his expulsion order, which we have still not received to this day. If he maintains it, we will challenge it before the Paris administrative court."

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