Key facts
- A French court upheld a six-month closure of the Chanteloup mosque.
- The mosque is located near Paris.
- An appeal against the closure order was rejected by the court.
- The mosque's lawyer stated the decision infringes on religious freedom and secularism.
- The lawyer vowed to appeal the decision further.
- The closure order was initially issued by the Interior Ministry.
A French court has upheld a six-month closure of the Chanteloup mosque, located near Paris. The court rejected an appeal filed against the closure order, which was initially issued by the Interior Ministry. The mosque's lawyer stated that the decision infringes upon the principles of religious freedom and secularism. The legal representative vowed to pursue further appeals against the ruling. The specific reasons for the initial closure order, beyond the general reference to Quran and Islamic texts, were not detailed in the provided summary.