Stockholm police allowed a rally where the holy books – the Torah and the Bible were burned – near the Israeli embassy on July 15. Swedish radio.
“A person who wanted to burn the Torah as well as the Bible near the Israeli embassy received approval to hold a public action,” the report says.
Israel’s Ambassador to Sweden, Ziv Nevo Kuhlman, condemned the person’s intention to carry out such an act, urged Stockholm to prevent hate acts and said that he was closely watched by the Israeli media.
Meanwhile, the police stressed that those who want to organize public demonstrations should get permission from the police, but the police do not allow the burning of holy books.
According to media reports, a 30-year-old man applied for the action. He described it as “a symbolic meeting for freedom of expression”.
Rasmus Paludan, leader of the far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Way) party in Denmark 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.
Formerly at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation warned about the disastrous consequences of burning the Qur’an with impunity.