The Belgium Parliament has received a proposal to limit the influence of extremist parties amid complaints that the attitudes of the Islam party are not compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
Alain Destexche of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels has submitted the proposal which would allow parliament to limit the influence of extremist parties and impeach party members.
The proposal was prompted by the attitudes of two members of the Islam party in Belgium, Lhoucine Aït Jeddig and Redouane Ahrouch, who won seats on local councils in Brussels last year. Ahrouch favours the eventual implementation of sharia law in Belgium, which politicians argue is not compatible with the European "Conventions' laws against xenophobia, Holocaust denial and racism." [digitaljournal.com] Read more
