Overview

• The judge of urgent applications suspended the prefectural order on October 11, leaving the mosque open.
• The prefect’s order, issued October 6 and defended in person at the hearing, alleged the imam held radical positions.
• The ruling found a grave infringement of freedom of worship and an urgent harm to the association and worshippers, including people with reduced mobility.
• The court said the imam’s social media posts did not present a present risk of provoking hatred or violence and noted no conduct contrary to the 1905 law at the mosque.
• The imam’s May conviction for advocating terrorism is under appeal, and the prefecture noted the suspension is not a final annulment and may seek further legal avenues.