Belgium’s Muslim Executive has harshly renounced claims issued by Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne concerning an out-of-the-blue Moroccan Intelligence infiltration of the Great Mosque in Brussels.

The mosque in question, located in Cinquantenaire park in Brussels, had lost its recognition after it had been withdrawn claiming that the mosque is infiltrated by Moroccan Intelligence.

The director and other staff members had shown affiliation to Moroccan Intelligence claims the minister Vincent Van Quickenborne.

A claim to which Belgium’s Muslim Executive has strongly apprehended as being false and unfair.

The executive has denied the existence of any forms of espionage describing the claims as allegations of so-called foreign interference. He claims that it’s the minister playing politics.

Spokesperson Tahar Chahbi told the VRT that there are no spies in the mosque.

He added that there had never been problems under the previous justice minister Koen Geens or even his predecessor Annemie Turtelboom. How come that by coming to power a month ago, Vincent Van Quickenborne has magically discovered the existence of spies.

The minister claimed also that Morocco had infiltrated the mosque in question. He also raised the issue of lack of females and Dutch-speaking representatives.

The executive referred to the Belgian constitution’s protection of the right of freedom of religion and the withdrawal of the mosque’s recognition contradicts with all of the constitutional rights.

The executive drew a comparison between Islam and other religions in the country. He expressed his surprise to the minister’s interference with Mosques and not doing the same with the Jewish community and the Catholic Church. He stressed the absence of female priests. Therefore, how would they bother with the representation of women in the Executive. He also affirmed that women are represented and are respected.

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The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs will set up a large mosque in the border center of Guerguerat at an estimated cost of 8 million dirhams.

Aousserd regional prefect, Abderrahman Jawhari, said that the constructional work of this mosque, which will open its doors within 12 months, started today, Wednesday, on the occasion of the 65^th Anniversary of the Kingdom’s Independence Day.

The project, which will be built on an area of 3,767 square meters, includes a prayer hall for men, one for women, rooms for ablution, a minaret and house for the Imam.

The representative of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in Al-Dakhla – Oued Dahab Region, Abdelkader Alioui, said in a statement to Maghreb Arab News Agency that the construction of this mosque comes in response to the concern that the believers can perform their religious duties in good conditions and cope with the urban development dynamics known by Guerguerat border and the Bir Gandouz community.

Aliwi added that this religious edifice will be constructed in respect of the norms of Islamic architecture in accordance with the High Instructions of his Majesty King Mohammed VI, Commander of the believers.

The Bir Gandouz border Center has seen significant socio-economic development in the recent years, due to its strategic geographical position on the Moroccan-Mauritanian border.

In addition to the interests of the State, many contractors have established branches at this center to provide services to both travelers and inhabitants.

Moreover, about 200 trucks cross this road-axis daily on their way to Mauritania and the rest of West African countries.

The movement of goods and people at Guerguerat border crossing resumed last Saturday, after the Royal Armed forces’ firm intervention against Polisario militias in the buffer zone after they broke into it on October 21, and blocked traffic between Morocco and Mauritania.

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