Sweden jails activist who burned Quran for inciting hatred – DW – 11/05/2024
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Far-right activist Rasmus Paludan caused outrage when he burned a copy of the Quran in 2022. A judge said his actions went beyond reasonable criticism of Islam and were intended to defame Muslims.

Summary

A Swedish court sentenced far-right activist Rasmus Paludan to four months in jail for inciting hatred against Muslims after he burned a Quran at two protests in Malmo in 2022.

The court ruled that Paludan’s remarks and actions went beyond permissible criticism of Islam, aiming instead to insult and defame Muslims, Arabs, and Africans. Paludan, a dual citizen of Sweden and Denmark, plans to appeal the verdict.

His Quran burnings previously strained Sweden’s relations with Turkey, complicating Sweden’s bid to join NATO.

  • answersplease77@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 days ago

    this happened during the same time Putin, the oppressor and murderer of Chechenya’s muslims, was filmed kissing the Quran. This guy had ties with and was paid by russia’s intels, and Sweden fell right into that stupid honeypot