French Interior Minister Pushes to Expel Controversial Imam Amid Family Property Link

Does the Minister of the Interior have a grudge against the imam of Lourches because of a family affair? According to Soufiane, the son of the Muslim dignitary, Hassan Iquioussen and his wife Zaina had acquired a 3.5-hectare property on March 27, 2003 from the company Darmanin Père & Fils, led by Claude Darmanin, a paternal uncle of Gérald Darmanin. Information that confirms that of Le Parisien. According to the online commercial registers, several SCIs linked to the imam and his family are registered at this address in Lourches.

"It’s possible," the minister’s entourage has indicated. Would this transaction dating back several years have a connection with the imam’s expulsion order from northern France? "Gérald Darmanin was not aware, it would be according to the elements provided, an uncle he has not seen for many years. Obviously, this has no connection with the conduct of his actions" as minister, the entourage added.

Seized by the Minister of the Interior following the suspension by the Paris administrative court of the expulsion order against Hassan Iquioussen, the Council of State must render its decision next week after an examination on Friday, August 26, 2022.