As part of gov’t crackdown on ‘separatism’, mosques to be inspected as dozens suspected of ‘radicalisation’ deported.
The French government has launched a massive and unprecedented wave of measures to combat what it calls religious “extremism”, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has said, adding that 76 mosques are suspected of “separatism”.
Darmanin on Thursday tweeted his interview with Newsmen writing that in coming days, checks will be carried out on selected places of worship and if ever those doubts are confirmed, He will approve for their closure.
President Emmanuel Macron’s government has responded to several deadly attacks in recent weeks with a promise to crack down on what Darmanin has said is “the enemy within”.
In October, Macron laid out a plan to tackle what he termed “Islamist separatism”, as he described Islam as a religion in crisis across the world , a comments that upset Muslims in France and globally.
France is home to the largest Muslim minority population in Europe, and some fear they may be collectively punished after a series of attacks in recent months.
The Grand Mosque of Pantin, in a low-income suburb on the capital’s northeastern outskirts, had shared a video on its Facebook page before the attack that vented hatred against Paty, who was beheaded in broad daylight near his school.
France has also closed two organisation’s owned my a Muslim scholar, the Muslim charity BarakaCity and a civil rights group which monitors , hate crimes – the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), both have refuted the government’s accusations that they harboured “radical” links.
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