French authorities have banned a son of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden from coming into the nation, who lived there for years portray landscapes in a village in Normandy and allegedly posted feedback on social media that had been deemed they glorify terrorism.
Inside Minister Bruno Retegio mentioned he signed an order banning Omar bin Laden from coming into France after a court docket confirmed the legality of an earlier deportation order issued on nationwide safety grounds.
Reteggio didn’t go into element concerning the timing of the deportation or the place bin Laden was despatched.
“Mr. Bin Laden, who lived within the Orne prefecture for years, having married a British citizen, posted feedback on his social media in 2023 glorifying terrorism,” Retegio wrote to X.
“The executive ban ensures that Mr. Bin Laden can not return to France for any motive.”
Pascal Martin, who helped bin Laden promote his work, described him as a person who opposed Islamist ideology, who made a residing from his artwork and paid his taxes. Bin Laden is at present in Qatar, Marten mentioned.
“We grew to become mates and I can let you know that nothing they are saying is just like the Omar I do know,” Marten instructed Reuters.
In accordance with the native weekly Le Publicateur Libre, bin Laden got here to the eye of French authorities after a social media publish concerning the anniversary of his father's dying. Osama Bin Laden was killed by US forces in 2011.
Reuters has not but been in a position to find the social media publish. Marten mentioned bin Laden instructed mates that strangers had hacked his social media account.
The newspaper wrote that in July 2023, police had been on the lookout for bin Laden within the village of Domfort, in Normandy.
Supply: RES-MPE