Omar Bin Laden, the fourth son of former Al Qaeda leader, had been living in Normandy since 2016. However, he will now have to find another country to reside in as France has expelled him for promoting terrorism with a message honoring his father's memory, as reported by Efe.
The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, announced on Tuesday in a message on his X account that his re-entry into France has also been prohibited, "for whatever reason." Retailleau explained that the prefect (Government delegate) of the Orne department, where Omar Bin Laden lived with his British wife, decreed his expulsion, a decision whose legality was confirmed by the Justice system "for national security reasons."
Regarding the reason for his expulsion, the minister stated that in 2023, he had made statements that could be considered as promoting terrorism.
Specifically, he is being criticized for a message on the anniversary of his father's death, who was killed in 2011 by American military forces in an operation in Pakistan, praising his figure. The son of the Al Qaeda leader, who works as an artist, has denied being responsible for the message.
Osama bin Laden, the founder of Al Qaeda, an organization considered terrorist by the United Nations Security Council, the United States, the European Union, and other countries, and considered the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 attacks, was eliminated in 2011 in Pakistan in an operation carried out by US special forces.