To close a mosque, proving the radicalism of an imam is not enough

En 2017, exiting the state of emergency, France decided to modify its law so as to be able, under certain conditions, to close “cult buildings”. After the wave of attacks suffered by the country, the objective is to prevent acts of terrorism. Understand: hunting down the radicalized, administratively hitting all the mosques suspected of spreading an Islam that does not conform to our values. On his blog, lawyer Éric Landot provides an interesting overview of the case law of recent years.

First lesson: the State, subject to providing the courts with the famous white notes of the intelligence services (unsigned documents which often report unverifiable statements and which must be taken at their word), almost always wins their case. .