Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the far-right Stram Kurs Zor Kurs party in Sweden, was arrested in absentia for setting fire to the holy book of Muslims, the Quran, in front of the Turkish Embassy. newspaper reports Aftonbladet.
According to the publication, Paludan will be detained and arrested as soon as he crosses the Swedish border. It was noted that the politician was invited for interrogation several times, but said that he would not return to the country.
Paludan describes the prosecution’s accusations, particularly about inciting ethnic hatred and hostility, and humiliating and rude attacks on an official, as ridiculous.
“It’s dangerous for me to come to Sweden,” he said.
Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish Hard Deal party, on January 21 burnt out The Holy Quran next to the Turkish Embassy building in Stockholm. At the same time, the action was coordinated with the mayor’s office. According to Paludan, he burned the holy book of Muslims in protest that Turkey prevented Sweden from joining NATO.