The investigation focused on the imam’s influence within a religious community in Lepe, Huelva. The Guardia Civil said he used his leadership position to spread exclusionary messages and promote social segregation, while rejecting certain democratic values and encouraging ideological confrontation with the surrounding society. Spain expelled him to Morocco on Friday, 13 November 2026, after an administrative procedure under immigration and national-security rules.
Investigators said his activity could have had particular impact because of his authority and influence over a significant number of worshippers. The Guardia Civil also reported repeated dissemination of content compatible with radicalisation dynamics and inconsistent with Spain’s legal order, as well as coexistence and integration.
The inquiry was conducted jointly by the Guardia Civil and the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia (CNI). Europa Press reported that the expulsion was carried out in coordination with the Huelva Provincial Immigration and Borders Brigade of the Policía Nacional. The CNI has also featured in a Ceuta court case reported by RUSSPAIN; that is separate from the Lepe investigation.
The expulsion was an administrative national-security measure, not a criminal conviction. The Guardia Civil linked the operation to continuing efforts to identify and neutralise activities considered potential threats to national security, as well as to Spain’s Plan Estratégico Nacional de Prevención y Lucha contra la Radicalización Violenta.
The Guardia Civil said the operation formed part of ongoing work to identify and neutralise activities that could threaten national security. It also linked that work to the Plan Estratégico Nacional de Prevención y Lucha contra la Radicalización Violenta, Spain’s national framework for preventing and combating violent radicalisation.
