Ramy Shaath, a Palestinian activist in France, faces deportation after French authorities said his presence is a serious threat to public order. Shaath, 54, was a prominent figure in Egypt’s 2011 uprising and coordinated Egypt’s Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. He spent 900 days in detention in Egypt between 2019 and 2022 before being released and allowed to go to France. A notice from the Nanterre prefecture cites links to Palestinian cause figures and organizations, including Urgence Palestine, which he co-founded after October 7, 2023. The notice also cites repeated controversial actions and remarks at public protests, including language about Israel’s occupation and “Israeli terrorists.” An investigation into “defending terrorism” was closed in October 2024. Shaath will appear before a deportation committee on May 21, after which an enforceable deportation order may be issued.
"“The Nanterre prefecture has notified us that it intends to initiate deportation proceedings,” Shaath's lawyer, Damia Taharraoui, said, referring to the western Paris suburb. The prefecture's notice, seen by AFP, cites his links to “figures of the Palestinian cause in France” and organisations including Urgence Palestine -- which he co-founded after Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the Gaza war -- as grounds for opening deportation proceedings."
"The notice also points to “repeated controversial actions and remarks” allegedly made during public appearances, including at a November 2023 protest in Paris, where he denounced what he called “Israel's criminal occupation of Gaza” and referred to “Israeli 'terrorists' who bomb houses and hospitals”. An investigation into the offence of “defending terrorism” opened over the remarks was closed in October 2024."
"He is to appear before a deportation committee on May 21 after which the prefecture “may immediately issue a deportation order that can be enforced at any time”, Taharraoui said. “He cannot be deported to Egypt, because he no longer holds Egyptian nationality, nor to Palestine, because the country is at war,” the lawyer added."
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