Imam Sharif Lorenzini
Imam Sharif Lorenzini (at least that's what he calls himself) is an imam in the Italian coastal city of Bari (Puglia). Rajae Bezzaz, a reporter for La Striscia, has confronted the imam with his birth certificate, which indicates that he told a number of lies when he entered Italy as pertains to his identity. He lied about his nationality, claiming to be Iraqi when he is actually Egyptian. He also claimed to be a minor when he was already an adult.
When confronted by Bezzaz on camera with his falsehoods, "Lorenzini" was evasive and on one occasion called the police to get rid of the reporter. The Italian newspaper, Il Giornale, has picked up on the story. The below article is translated by Yours Truly.
The Lying Imam Mocks the State But Not La Striscia
by Magdi Christiano Allam
by Magdi Christiano Allam
I congratulate Rajae Bezzaz, of La Striscia, not only because she confirms the uselessness of the Order of Journalists, but because she has managed to put the lie to the so-called "Bari imam" Sharif Lorenzini.
Having received the original birth certificate, Rajae proved that Sharif lied to the Italian authorities on his arrival in Italy in 1993, declaring false identifying details. He falsified the date of birth, making himself pass as a minor when he was already an adult. He said he was born in Tikrit, Iraq while he was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He presented himself as an Iraqi citizen when he was an Egyptian citizen.
When Rajae showed him his birth certificate and asked him if the names of his parents were correct, Sharif answered embarrassed, "I must confess that I am ignorant. I must verify, I don't remember well, I lack the dates, I don't even remember the most simple data." But Sharif was contradicted by his younger brother, Mohamed, who has resided in Milan for 16 years, and who Sharif denied being in contact with. " It seems very strange to me because up to a year and a half ago, we associated together."
At the moment, it adds up to crimes of false identity, substituting a (name) and illegal entry. Formally, they are prescribed offenses, but what remains is the substance of the complaint. Because we find ourselves confronted with a public person who purports to (carry out) a series of religious duties, who has been accredited as a religious authority within the religious institution and the institutions of the State, presenting himself as "imam of Bari, president of the Islamic Community of Italy, and vice president of the Islamic Community of Puglia".
Just as he boasts of a prestigious series of entrepreneurial duties, president of Halal International Authority, administrative delegate of Sinterivet Srl, a society that works in the sector of innovative systems for the recycling and recovery of glass and solid waste, ex president of the administrative counsel of Ccib, a society which is occupied with international consulting and procurement, he has occupied roles of responsibility in multi-nationals such as Anas SpA, Proctor and Gamble, American Express, Alegna Marconi. On the academic level, Sharif, who presents himself as "professor" and "engineer", boasts a laureate of engineering of industrial production obtained from Turin Polytechnic, a laureate obtained from the School of Business of Brighton University, a specialized laureate at the International Business Development and Management. Last year, Sharif was assigned by the state attorney of Bari to reeducate an Albanian boy who had been praising ISIS, imparting to him a course in Islamic religion. In anticipation now that the state attorney will shed light on the true identity of Sharif, I hope that the Church and the institutions of the state will refrain from engaging in relationships with a dubious person.
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