Belgium’s General Commission for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRA) has revoked the refugee status of Mohammed Khatib, the coordinator of the Samidoun network for Europe, according to Belgian media.

The Immigration Office requested the revocation of Mohammed Khatib’s status last year, Belgian news agency Belga reported. Khatib has been in Belgium since 2015.

According to daily Le Soir , Khatib, who is of Palestinian origin, is listed by the Coordination and Analysis of Threats Unit (OCAM) as a “preacher of hate” and intends to appeal the CGRA’s decision.

The government has repeatedly cited Samidoun as one of the organizations that could be banned under new measures targeting radical and extremist organizations proposed by Interior Minister Bernard Quintin.

The government approve

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