Initially an Amsterdam court ruled that the imam could stay, but on 27 April 2007 the Council of State finally ruled Bersham would be banned from the Netherlands for the next ten years.
Domstolen i Amsterdam afgjorde oprindeligt at imamen godt måtte blive i landet , men den 27. april 2007 fastslog Raad van State (statsrådet i nederlandene) til sidst at han ville blive udvist fra Nederlandene i 10 år.