Massive beating in Swiss Albanian mosque

Last Sunday, at a mosque frequented and run by Albanians in Gebenstorf, Aragau Canton Canton, there has been a massive beating among believers.

The reason for the beating was the decision of the mosque's leadership to disrupt the mosque's imam relationship, writes the newspaper Aargauer Zeitung. Alarmed police have written at the scene with ten police officers and six police vehicles, a spokesman for the canton police for 20minute.ch has confirmed.

The deputy head of the Albanian Islamic Community, which heads the mosque, Mursel Ibraimov (Debraim), has told Swiss media that the dispute occurred after the leadership had fired the mosque's imam, broadcasts albinfo.ch. After the farewell speech of the imam, his supporters stood up and physically attacked us”, Ibraim says.

According to him, the imam, who has been in this mosque for eight years, had long noted the divisiveness. The leadership has then realised that he had met with radical names during the summer in Macedonia. That's why the chairman's decision to suspend the hoja.

But 8 of his supporters had begun the fight that escalated in mass beatings Sunday, the day that the imam was being greeted by believers. Two of the attacked men had to go to the hospital for inspection.

Albinfo. He knows that the imam in question is B.I. from Gjilan

The Gebenstorf Community Council in a letter has warned the Albanian Islamic Community that the municipality will not tolerate such access. This approach to overcoming conflict stirs fear and concern among citizens.

The “in particular in light of various disturbing developments in Europe, existing as this does not contribute to a good atmosphere among the village population. The Communist Council has also stressed that in case of repetition of developments like this, it will also consider taking legal measures.

The capital of the mosque, meanwhile, has banned eight people who have begun to fight.