1/20/2015
Belgium Considers Denying Residence Permits to Salafist Preachers
BRUSSELS – The Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Theo Francken, said on Monday that his government may deny residence permits to Salafist imams preaching conservative forms of Islam, according to the Belgian press.
Currently, the State Security Service has to give approval for every residency permit being granted.
The problem is that the State Security Service often doesn’t know the person in question and consequently doesn’t have enough information about them, so they make no objection, Francken said in press remarks published by the newspapers Le Soir, De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad.
Francken clarified that this does not mean that Belgium will not grant permits to preachers from Muslim countries.
The Secretary of State is preparing a legislative proposal in this regard, which is scheduled to be submitted on Friday to the Belgian cabinet.
The Belgian government approved last Friday a set of anti-terrorism measures that must still be ratified by the parliament.
The measures include the temporary withdrawal of identity cards or passports from those who present a threat to public order and security.
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Belgium Considers Denying Residence Permits to Salafist Preachers
Currently, the State Security Service has to give approval for every residency permit being granted.
The problem is that the State Security Service often doesn’t know the person in question and consequently doesn’t have enough information about them, so they make no objection, Francken said in press remarks published by the newspapers Le Soir, De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad.
Francken clarified that this does not mean that Belgium will not grant permits to preachers from Muslim countries.
The Secretary of State is preparing a legislative proposal in this regard, which is scheduled to be submitted on Friday to the Belgian cabinet.
The Belgian government approved last Friday a set of anti-terrorism measures that must still be ratified by the parliament.
The measures include the temporary withdrawal of identity cards or passports from those who present a threat to public order and security.
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