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Association sues towards ban and closure of the Blue Mosque

Around three weeks after the closure of the Blue Mosque on the Alster, the Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH), which is assessed as extremist, has filed a lawsuit towards the Federal Ministry of the Interior's ban. By closing the Imam Ali Mosque – as it’s formally known as – the ministry is depriving the religious Shiites who collect there of an vital spiritual establishment and stopping them from working towards their faith freely and undisturbed, as enshrined within the Basic Law, stated the IZH's lawyer. The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig confirmed receipt of the lawsuit (6A Z.24).

The representatives of the IZH described the reasoning given within the ban order, specifically that the affiliation and operator of the mosque is managed by the Iranian authorities, pursues anti-constitutional objectives and spreads the ideology of the Islamic Revolution in Germany, as an “insinuation” which they need to counter with the lawsuit.

Opening of the Blue Mosque is the primary objective of the lawsuit

The predominant objective, nonetheless, is to reopen the Blue Mosque to believers. “If the Federal Ministry of the Interior is serious and the Shiite faith and religious practice should expressly not be affected by the IZH ban, there should be no concerns about the continued use of the place of worship for the purpose of religious practice,” the assertion stated.

At the identical time, the IZH representatives complained that the ministry had turned down the affiliation's gives of talks previous to the ban. “The IZH as an association and the people affected by the search would like to continue to cooperate with the authorities,” they stated.

“Iran's propaganda center in Europe”

Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) banned the IZH on July 24 as a “significant Iranian propaganda center in Europe.” Nationwide, police confiscated belongings and amenities belonging to the middle and 5 of its affiliated sub-organizations. Since then, the Blue Mosque has additionally been underneath federal administration.

In current weeks, a whole lot of believers have repeatedly gathered in entrance of the mosque to wish and reveal for the opening of the place of worship.

This is already the second lawsuit that the Federal Administrative Court has obtained in reference to the ban. Last week, the Frankfurt Center for Islamic Culture, which was additionally banned, filed a lawsuit and an pressing software in Leipzig towards the ban.

dpa