National Police stopped the imam badajozAdel Najjar, Six arrests and two searches were made in the capital of Badajoz during an operation coordinated from Madrid for jihadism-related crimes.
The police made a statement and stated the following: This morning the General Information CommissionerAn imam was arrested in the city of Badajoz in cooperation with the Badajoz Provincial Intelligence Brigade. According to what they said, two entries and searches were made in the early hours of the morning. One of these searches took place inside the Badajoz mosque.
At this time of the afternoon, inside mosque There is complete normality and confusion around El Gurugú.The neighbors of the mosque tell how it is It was 7:00 a.m. when a group of police officers entered the temple: “The first ones were undercover, in civilian clothes. Then everyone.” This rush caused residents of Gurugú Street to look out of their doors and see how the imam was arrested before 9:00 in the morning. “It is impressive to see such a good, good person in handcuffs,” they emphasize.
actually neighbors They were astonished by what had happened since Najjar.They say he was an admired person in the neighborhood. “We are very surprised, we know each other better here and we have no idea what could happen.”
According to his statements; Police left the scene before 9 a.m..
Inside The conversation in the street where the imam’s house is located is the same. Citizens were impressed “because he was a very good person to get along with.” Police abandoned this second location hours laterAfter half past eleven in the morning.
Nothing else is being talked about in the bar next to the entrance. Comments, definitely Concern about one’s own and family’s situation. “We didn’t see them coming in and out of the house all day long,” they emphasize. and they still make assumptions about what might happen even though there is no certainty.
The arrest of the Badajoz imam is not the first incident to occur in Extremadura. In October 2022, police arrested and subsequently deported the Talayuela imam. In Cáceres. In this situation, Yahya Benaouda was arrested in a rapid operation and deported to Morocco within 24 hours. This was an order from the National Court and he was accused of promoting radical Islam.