Rabat- The French far-right party “Front National” (FN) suspended one of its members after he converted to Islam and sent a video to his colleagues praising the virtues of his new religion.
According to RTL, Maxence Buttey, 22, a National Front councilor from Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis) recently converted to Islam.
But the young man was suspended from his party when he sent a video to his colleagues praising the visionary character of the Quran, Islam’s holy book.
The video was described as proselytizing by Jordan Bardella, the departmental secretary of the FN in Seine-Saint-Denis who decided to suspend the young elected from his responsibilities within the departmental office.
“Religion is a private choice, which I respect but it should not interfere with our political activities. The video he sent is proselytizing and unacceptable. That's why I've decided to suspend from his responsibilities,” Jordan Bardella was quoted by RTL as saying.
Though the decision made by the regional office of the Front National is temporary, the young convert could be excluded from his party.
Buttey is accused by his party members of using videos to convince them to convert to Islam.