Overview
- Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi ordered Mohamed Shahin’s expulsion on November 19, and the Turin appeals court has validated his detention in the Caltanissetta CPR.
- The decree cites Shahin’s October 9 remarks about October 7, 2023 and alleges links to Islamist radicalism, claims he disputes while stating he does not support Hamas or violence.
- Shahin’s request for international protection was denied, and his lawyers have filed appeals to the Court of Cassation, the Lazio and Piedmont administrative courts, and the civil court.
- Nationwide demonstrations intensified, culminating in an assault on La Stampa’s Turin newsroom that was condemned by Shahin and the mosque he leads.
- Academics launched a petition with 181 signatories and Pinerolo’s bishop urged mobilization, warning that return to Egypt could expose Shahin to persecution.