Spain Deports Moroccan Imam Accused of Jihadist Indoctrination

The Spanish National Police accuse Mohamed Badaoui of jihadist indoctrination, targeting "vulnerable and manipulable" groups, including unaccompanied Moroccan minors, and therefore being a threat to national security. More than a month after his arrest and detention at the Barcelona CIE on October 19, he was finally expelled on Saturday, according to sources consulted by Europa Press.

Several parties such as Podemos, ERC, Junts and the CUP have denounced his arrest, considering that Mohamed Badaoui is a victim of "political repression," and called on the Generalitat de Catalunya to "activate all administrative, legal and diplomatic means to guarantee his rights." But the administrative chamber of the National Court refused to suspend the Moroccan’s expulsion, whom the police present as "one of the main references of Salafism in Spain" and responsible for the "rise of radicalism in the Tarragona region due to his discourse."

In addition, Amarouch Azbir, also arrested for the same reasons and during the same period as Mohamed Badaoui, was also expelled from Spanish territory. Like Mohamed, he is considered "a threat to national security."