Belgium - Fundamentalist spokesman for "Sharia4Belgium" detained.

Belgium - Fundamentalist spokesman for "Sharia4Belgium" detained. (FlandersNews).The spokesman of the fundamentalist Muslim organisation Sharia4Belgium, Fouad Belkacem, has been detained by police. The Judicial Authorities believe that Mr Belkacem provoked last week’s riots in the Brussels municipality of Sint-Jans Molenbeek. Fouad Belkacem already has convictions for inciting violence and hatred. On Friday of last week, Sharia4Belgium called a demonstration, despite all gatherings of more than 5 people having been banned as a precautionary measure by the Mayor of Sint-Jans Molenbeek Philippe Moureaux (Francophone socialist). The illegal demonstration ended in violence. Early last month, Mr Belkacem was sentenced to two year’s imprisonment, one of which suspended, after he was found guilty of incitement to hatred against non-Muslims and the harassment of the family of the late far-right politician Marie-Rose Morel. However, as a result of overcrowding in our jails, those sentenced to less than three years are normally not actually sent to prison.Over the past few days, the question has been raised as to whether Sharia4Belgium should be outlawed. The Interior Minister Joëlle Milquet (Francophone Christian democrat) has already said she is working on a law that would ban extremist organisations.Read the full story here.