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Sweden: migration board approves deportation of “radical imams,” but courts blocking it

Jun 14, 2019 9:40 am By Christine Douglass-Williams

“The Swedish Migration Board has granted approval for the deportation of radical Imam Abo Raad after a request from the Swedish security service Säpo who had previously arrested several Islamic leaders.”  In late April, it was announced that he could not be deported back to Iraq because he could possibly be executed. Stalling his deportation is now the issue…

Abo Raad’s lawyer Alparslan Tügel announced shortly after the decision was made public that he would be filing an appeal saying, “The first reaction is of course that this is not the output we had hoped for. But we look forward with confidence to the next instance.” Tügel reiterated that the imam could face danger in Iraq and that the situation for him would make the deportation impossible to actually carry out.

These appeals are costly and in Imam Abo Raad ‘s case, the same danger that he faces in being deported back to Iraq is the very same danger that he brings to innocent Swedes: the threat of death. Only, countless lives are at risk because of Raad. Under no circumstances should the well-being of jihadist preachers be put ahead of Swedish homeland security. The same principle goes for any Western country.

Radicalized mosques and jihad-preaching Imams are a menace across Western nations. It is also well known that foreign funding of such mosques by countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey impacts the message and reach.  This palpable threat provides a valid case for mosque surveillance in the interests of public safety.

Elsewhere in Sweden, the Muslim community in the Swedish municipality of Växjö “has increased so dramatically, according to local leaders, that they are now planning to build a giant mosque to hold at least 1,000 people, possibly with the help of foreign backers in the Middle East.” In the words of a local Imam:

“We may be able to get help from rich Arab countries such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, or the United Arab Emirates. A Muslim considers it a good thing to help other Muslims build a mosque where there is no mosque”…..

Brazen words, and given the successes of the “Islamophobia” trick, Western efforts are stymied in tackling the threat of radical mosques and the foreign funding that fuels them. Currently, by the time hate preachers and radical mosques are revealed, far too much damage has already been done. Add to that the burdensome and time consuming red tape of prosecuting them and/or deporting them, Sweden is left poorer while the time-sensitive threat continues to proliferate.

In less than a decade, Sweden’s jihadist “environment has grown from 200 members to 2,000, with Salafism playing a vital role in the spread of violent Islamism in a number of Swedish cities.” The National Center for Terror Threat Assessment has warned that “radical Islamic extremism was the number one threat to Swedish state security despite victories against the Islamic State terror group.”

“Swedish Migration Board Approves Deporting Radical Imams”, by Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, June 14, 2019:

The Swedish Migration Board has granted approval for the deportation of radical Imam Abo Raad after a request from the Swedish security service Säpo who had previously arrested several Islamic leaders.
Imam Abo Raad, who lived in Gävle, is one of two Imams scheduled for deportation following the decision by the Migration Board along with another man. All three were arrested as part of the Act on Special Aliens Control which grants Swedish police and security services the ability to request for the deportation of those deemed a security threat, Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Radio reports.

A spokesperson for the Gävle mosque commented on the decision to expel their imam saying, “it is very regrettable that Sweden takes such a serious decision to expel him,” and added that Raad may face persecution in his native Iraq or even face a prison term.

Abo Raad’s lawyer Alparslan Tügel announced shortly after the decision was made public that he would be filing an appeal saying, “The first reaction is of course that this is not the output we had hoped for. But we look forward with confidence to the next instance.”

Tügel reiterated that the imam could face danger in Iraq and that the situation for him would make the deportation impossible to actually carry out.

A spokesman for Säpo commented on the possibility of not being able to deport radical Islamists saying that they would be forced to closely monitor the individuals who were unable to be deported.

Sweden has seen a large growth in the number of radical Islamic extremists in recent years, with a report released by National Center for Terror Threat Assessment (NCT) earlier this year noting that radical Islamic extremism was the number one threat to Swedish state security despite victories against the Islamic State terror group……

 

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  1. Halal Bacon says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 10:03 am

    how many times has he gone back to Iraq for vacation without feeling threatened?

    • A_M_Swallow says

      Jun 14, 2019 at 12:59 pm

      If he goes back to Iraq on holiday then Sweden can refuse to let him back in. If his deportation has produce a no fly notice he may be unable to get on a plane in Iraq.

      • J D S says

        Jun 15, 2019 at 9:52 pm

        SO what would the loss be if this imam’s life was forfeited in Iraq…just one more soul for hell ..No loss at all to the world.

    • t. says

      Jun 15, 2019 at 12:04 am

      ”In late April, it was announced that he could not be deported back to Iraq because he could possibly be executed”

      This is the kind of absolute stupidity that will bring the west down, soon!

  2. Ren says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 10:15 am

    Sweden, keep your potential islamic terrorists and enjoy yourself.

  3. Battle says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 10:31 am

    Halal Bacon Good.

  4. Ravi says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 11:44 am

    What else can you expect from a Sharia court? That’s Sweden for you.

  5. keya says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 12:26 pm

    They are trying to save his life by not deporting him. But what about the Swedes? Do they not deserve any protection from this trash!

  6. BVC says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    If you “fear” deportation from your host country, then WHY would you speak out against it and incite hatred and terrorism? If that is the case, would he not be branded a “hero” back in his islam majority homeland? He is trying to exploit the empathetic souls of the Swedes by saying he will be executed. If that were true, he would never have taken such a risk. As we have seen, these type if people hide behind children so they dont risk their own precious lives. They send thier kids into land mine fields to find a safe passage. They use their sons and daughters as human shields as they approach the border of Gaza and Israel. We have seen these actions many a time.
    Sweden, dont let him fool you. Show the radicals that YOU MEAN BUSINESS and it wont be tolerated in the land of the free.

  7. No Muzzies Here says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 1:02 pm

    Hejdå Sverige. Det var trevligt att känna dig. (Goodbye, Sweden. It was nice knowing you.)

  8. Beverly says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 1:33 pm

    Sweden needs a Mossad type element to make these people disappear.

    • A_M_Swallow says

      Jun 14, 2019 at 5:18 pm

      An internment camp in the Arctic Circle would solve many of Sweden’s problems. The prisoners could live in tents.

      • andymckendrick says

        Jun 15, 2019 at 5:59 am

        Yes and during summer 24hours daylight ,think of that during Ramadan.

  9. Edmund says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 2:24 pm

    In a world of political corectness, we must stop stigmatization of differnet religions. Radical Imam is wrong and it offend muslim society. Correct name is: Swedish freedom fighter :-).

    Any term like Muslim, Imam, migrant, mosque etc. in should not be used too, when connected to wrong things like terrorism, becouse for the World the most important information is: he is a Swedish terrorist and Sweden is a terrorist breeding ground.

    I think other nations should start to thinking about interposing a sanctions on Sweden …

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 14, 2019 at 9:18 pm

      Sarcasm?

  10. Rueben_Singh says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    There is a really good Swedish solution to this problem.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_recoilless_rifle

  11. mortimer says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 3:03 pm

    They can deport hundreds of Islamic jihad preachers, but they cannot deport JIHADISM, since it is an intrinsic part of Islam. Sweden will eventually realize that Islam is an imperialistic, political IDEOLOGY that is at war with democratic pluralism. Once a Muslim party takes power in Sweden, the Islamization of Sweden will take place almost overnight.

    Muslims migrated to Medina (a Jewish town) and within two years, all male Jews were dead and the females were slaves.

    Muslims are planning to take over Sweden and the Swedish Leftards can’t even see it.

  12. mortimer says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 3:05 pm

    The judge obviously doesn’t know that Islam’s primary source texts are about POLITICS.

    The chief concern of Islam as an ideology is POLITICAL TAKEOVER by every means available no matter how immoral or violent.

  13. Dennis says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    The sentence that states: ‘Under no circumstances should the well being of Jihadist preachers be put ahead of Swedish homeland security’ says it all. These Islamic believers, and especially the Iman’s and Mullah’s that promote the underlying hate and violence that is the essence of the Islamic belief system, should be treated no differently than those who support Nazism, Fascism or Communism. These philosophy’s all represent a clear and present danger to every free world society. Therefore, no legal system should find favor with a deportation defense that is raised that to deport them would place them in danger. The only defense should be limited to whether they would prefer prison, or where they can be sent that will accept them.

  14. Ahem says

    Jun 14, 2019 at 7:31 pm

    The heading is misleading.

    Raad’s lawyer has simply stated there would be an appeal against the Migration Board’s decision to deport. A court decision to overrule the Board has not been made.

    I feel a bit more care should be taken in the wording of headings.

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 14, 2019 at 10:24 pm

      The courts *are* blocking it until they make a ruling.

  15. CTTV15@Hotmail.com says

    Jun 15, 2019 at 8:51 am

    Of course.. It’s Islam on the march. Any criticism is some form of ‘IST’ isn’t it?

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