Swiss state television has accused an imam of Libyan origin, Salah Ramadan al-Fituri ben Salem, nicknamed "Abu Ramadan", of inciting hatred against other religions through his sermons at a mosque in Bern.

The report on Friday also said that that "Abu Ramadan" takes part in programs broadcasted by the Libyan channel "Altnasah".

In one of the leaked passages of a sermon, the imam says: "Oh Allah, I beg you to destroy the enemies of our religion. Destroy the Jews, the hateful Christians, the Hindus, the Russians and the disobedient Shiites."

The issue became even more complicated when state television revealed that Abu Ramadan was receiving welfare from Swiss taxpayers, amounting to $600,000, for 13 years.

"Abu Ramadan" was born in the Libyan city of Derna, and was detained since 1998 in the era of Muammar Qaddafi on charges of inciting violence and his alleged involvement in a terrorist organization before moving to Britain and Switzerland as a refugee.