ECHR Upholds Denmark’s Deportation of Moroccan Terror Suspect Despite Monarchy Criticism Claims

"The bookseller of Brønshøj", as he is called in the Danish media (Brønshøj being a district of Copenhagen, the Danish capital), has recently been expelled to Morocco (on January 4, 2019) after being convicted twice in Denmark for incitement to terrorism.

In his defense, Saïd Mansour claimed to be in danger in Morocco because he had made strong criticisms of the Moroccan monarchy and the government.

"The court found, on the basis of international documents, that the human rights situation in Morocco had generally improved in recent years and that the authorities were making efforts to respect international human rights," the court wrote in its verdict.

For the Court, Mansour is not in danger in Morocco, while acknowledging, according to the media Thelocal.dk, that "torture is still practiced in the North African country and it is practiced both by the police and by the security services." However, the court specifies that those suspected of terrorism or threats to state security are the ones who are tortured, still according to the same source. It should be noted that Mansour is indeed accused of apology and incitement to terrorism...

Saïd Mansour had his Danish nationality revoked in 2016 after being convicted of publishing online, in addition to threats, messages praising Osama bin Laden. He is also said to have called on his readers to join the al-Nusra front of al-Qaeda. The Moroccan also disseminated videos of executed soldiers in Syria and Iraq. In addition, he was convicted of editing and publishing three books considered terrorist propaganda.