The arrest of Hassan al-Banna's grandson

The French Interior Ministry has announced the deportation of Swiss Islamic preacher Hany Ramadan, from France to Switzerland on Saturday night because of his positions, and his statements, which represent "a serious threat to public order on French soil."


Brother of the preacher Tariq Ramadan and the grandson of the Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna, was participating in a seminar in Colmar when he was arrested. He was taken to the French-Swiss border after he was issued an administrative decision on Friday (April 7th) Issued by the ministry.

"The Ministry of the Interior and the public forces are fully mobilized and will continue to fight against extremism unabated," said Interior Minister Matthias Vickel.

The French authorities have canceled several seminars in recent months, the same action taken by the administration of an Islamic educational institution on the outskirts of Lyon, as well as a group of Canadian schools in the municipality of Desin - Sharpeo.

Hani Ramadan's remarks in Le Monde in 2002 caused him to be dismissed as a French teacher in Geneva. He called for the application of Islamic law and the stoning of the traitorous wife, a position that the Swiss authorities considered "contrary to the values ​​of democracy and public school objectives."

For reference, Fahani and Tariq Ramadan are the sons of Wafa al-Banna, daughter of Hassan al-Banna and his secretary, Said Ramadan, who settled in Switzerland in 1958.