Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan condemns decision by Swedish police to grant permission for the burning of Islam’s holy book Quran on the first day of Eid al Adha, calling it “unacceptable”
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that it is “unacceptable" to allow anti-Muslim actions under the pretext of freedom of expression.
"We strongly condemn the Swedish Supreme Court's stance on protecting hate crimes. Every disrespect is a crime against humanity. We will continue to fight against these cursed acts in the strongest way possible on all political and legal grounds," Celik added. The green light came two weeks after a Swedish appeals court rejected the police's decision to deny permits for two demonstrations in Stockholm which were to include Quran burnings.Police had at the time cited security concerns, following a burning of the Muslim holy book outside Turkey's embassy in January which led to weeks of protests, calls for a boycott of Swedish goods and further stalled Sweden's NATO membership bid.
Police then banned two subsequent requests for protests involving Quran burnings - one by a private individual and one by an organisation, outside the Turkish and Iraqi embassies in Stockholm in February.
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