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Quran Burner Charged With Hate Crime in Swedish Court
Prosecutor interprets defense of free speech as denigrating to Muslims
Prosecutor interprets defense of free speech as denigrating to Muslims
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Following a Quran burning in January of this year, a Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for Danish anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan who has been burning copies of the Islamic holy book for years, often sparking riots.
Paludan had intended to burn a Quran in the northern English city of Wakefield in response to the expulsion of local schoolchildren for damaging the Islamic text.
As national security trumps individual freedom, Sweden will curtail freedom of speech piecemeal, like death from a thousand cuts.
The Swedish Security Service cited the January 21st burning of the Quran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm as a major catalyst.
The Turkish government called in the Danish ambassador to Ankara to discuss Mr. Paludan’s actions.
The assertiveness and coordination of the riots convey a simple yet brutal message: the Islamist movement in Sweden is not going to tolerate the country’s free-speech laws anymore, and it will use whatever means necessary to achieve its goal.
“Mr. Paludan had been granted permission to perform public Koran burnings, but his events attracted violent protests, resulting in the destruction of several police vehicles and multiple injured officers.”
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