Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Swedishauthorities announced that they have decided to deport Iranian cleric MohsenHakim Elahi, representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and imam of the ImamAli Islamic Center in Stockholm after the Swedish Security Service (SÄPO)deemed him a “national security threat.”
Authorities arrested Elahi atmidnight, and he is currently being held pending deportation, according toSwedish newspaper Expressen.
Sources close to Elahi stated thatthey had not received any explanation regarding his arrest or the reasonsbehind the deportation order, according to the report, and the Swedish SecurityService confirmed that there are no ongoing criminal investigations againsthim.
"I can confirm that we are notconducting any criminal investigation related to this case," said GabrielWernstedt, spokesperson for the Swedish Security Service.
Swedish Minister of Social AffairsJakob Forssmed wrote on X that “Iran had used the Imam Ali Islamic Center inJärfälla as a platform for intelligence operations,” alleging that securitythreats “posed risks not only to Sweden but also to members of the Iraniancommunity in the country, including individuals within the religious centeritself.”
Forssmed said he is in contact withthe Swedish Agency for Support to Faith Communities, which is cooperating withthe Swedish Security Service in ongoing investigations, and described theallegations as “extremely serious.”
The minister emphasized that theSwedish government will not fund any religious activities that conflict withdemocratic values and highlighted a new democratic requirement for religiousgroups receiving state funds that prohibit financial support for organizationsthat do not uphold Sweden’s core values.
Forssmed confirmed that allgovernment funding for the Imam Ali Center has been suspended, and “additionalmeasures are under consideration to prevent religious institutions from beingexploited for foreign intelligence activities.”
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