Athens, Feb 24 (NationPress) Javed Aslam, a contentious figure within the Pakistani community in Greece, finds himself among those facing asylum revocation as part of a directive from the Greek Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, aimed at re-evaluating international protection cases.

Aslam has attracted significant criticism in Greece due to his purported role in managing illegal mosques and advocating for the legalization of cousin marriages.

On February 16, the Ministry provided an update detailing the surge in asylum revocations initiated in recent years, especially following Plevris's directives, as reported on Tuesday.

According to the 'Greek City Times', during this process, the Ministry's Asylum Service issued summons to Aslam, informing him of the revocation of his refugee status and inviting him to file any objections within the legally stipulated 15 working days. Should he opt to contest the decision, his case will undergo a second review.

The report indicated, “The revocation of Javed Aslam's international protection aligns with the ministry's recent actions under Plevris, which also included the asylum revocation of a Palestinian who was photographed celebrating Hamas’s massacres alongside its leader Ismail Haniyeh.”

As a spokesperson for the Pakistani diaspora in Greece, Aslam has made appearances on various television programs, where his controversial remarks on political matters and social issues have sparked considerable backlash.

The report noted that he has repeatedly stirred controversy, even cautioning that “immigrants can also defend themselves against threats.”

In a recent video, he addressed issues such as cousin marriage and the application of Sharia law within Greece from a religious standpoint.

Writing for the digital news outlet 'Brussels Signal', Greek politician and journalist Konstantinos Bogdanos stated that Aslam claimed Greek law is “discriminatory” as it bars his community from practicing a tradition—marriage between cousins—that is foundational to Pakistan’s social fabric. Bogdanos dismissed Aslam's argument as nonsensical.

“We must be clear: This is not a call for ‘inclusion’. It is a push to dismantle European secular law to cater to a medieval, theocratic social order. This is the latest endeavor by an Islamist agenda to claim that migrant ‘rights’ take precedence over the laws and the well-being of host nations,” Bogdanos emphasized.

He further asserted, “We owe these invaders no concessions. If Javed Aslam finds the Greek Civil Code overly restrictive, the resolution is straightforward: Our borders remain open in both directions. In Europe, we aspire for the future of our children, not to revert to the tribalism of the 7th-century Middle East. Our form of family is the essential cornerstone of Western consciousness—and it does not encompass cousin marriages.”