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Somali hate preacher deported from Switzerland

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Authorities in Switzerland have deported a Muslim preacher to Somalia after it established his identity, Swiss media reported Saturday.

The Swiss public broadcaster SRF reported that the preacher whose name was not mentioned had been identified as a Somali national after he was earlier mistaken to be an Ethiopian.

In November 2017, the district court of Winterthur had sentenced the then 25-year-old to a conditional 18-month prison sentence on public demand for crimes or violence and multiple acts of violence.

Two years’ ago, a court ordered the expulsion of the man after finding him guilty of delivering unlawful sermons at the An’Nur mosque in Winterthur. He was also banned from re-entering Switzerland for ten years.

The controversial mosque in northeastern Switzerland was closed down after being accused of radicalising Islamic youth. The media found that around six worshippers had travelled to Syria to fight for radical Islamic groups. Police were also called in when witnesses were subjected to intimidation and attacks