A Swedish court authorized the organization of a protest action that includes the burning of the Koran in front of the largest mosque in Stockholm, this Wednesday.
The police wanted to ban this protest, but a court rejected the request two weeks ago. An appeal was filed, which has now also been dismissed.
According to the AFP agency, the court considers that the security risks are not enough to limit the right to demonstrate.
Burning the holy book of Islam acquires a special symbolism this Wednesday, on the second day of the Eid al-Adha festival, which follows the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Back in January, a group of protesters burned a Koran in front of the Swedish embassy, prompting Muslims around the world to appeal to NATO to suspend Sweden’s candidacy and call for a boycott of goods produced in the country. .
Turkey, in particular, is blocking Sweden’s entry into the Atlantic Alliance, accusing it of an overly permissive attitude towards the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, Sweden and the European Union.
Source: TSF
