Switzerland deports French citizen over terrorism links

On December 16, the Swiss Federal Police (Fedpol) deported a French-Tunisian man who was arrested in Geneva last June and is suspected of being a key link in a jihadist recruitment ring in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

Swiss Federal Police. (Source: AFP)

This information, reported by the Swiss French daily Tribune de Genève on December 16, was confirmed by Fedpol spokeswoman Lulzana Musliu.

The French citizen of Tunisian origin, a former taxi driver, remains the subject of criminal proceedings in Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s Office has accused him of violating Swiss laws banning jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda and the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS).

The man was also charged with assisting a criminal organization.

Fedpol assessed the danger level of this 40-year-old man to Swiss security before deciding to deport him to France./.

According to Vietnam+