Sweden&& s Prime Minister has condemned the action of a reactionary politician and said the burning of the Holy Quran was && deeply rude & .
The political leader Rasmus Paludan set fire to a copy of the Holy Quran on Saturday in front of Turkey&& s embassy in Stockholm &-- amidst efforts by Sweden to court Ankara over its NATO bid.Furious that Paludan had actually been permitted by Swedish cops to carry out the protest, Ankara canceled a go to by Sweden&& s defense minister and summoned Stockholm&& s ambassador.Late on Saturday, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson tweeted: && Freedom of expression is an essential part of democracy.
What is legal is not necessarily appropriate.
Burning books that are holy to many is a deeply disrespectful act.&&& & I want to express my sympathy for all Muslims who are offended by what has taken place in Stockholm today.&& Paludan & s demonstration has even more damaged relations as Stockholm attempts to encourage NATO member Turkey to approve Sweden and Finland signing up with the military alliance.Sweden&& s quote has been stalled in the middle of Ankara&& s demands that Stockholm hand over Kurdish activists and avoid rallies assaulting Turkey&& s leadership.Many Muslim countries stated they were outraged by the burning of the Holy Quran on Saturday.Morocco said it was && astonished & the authorities had permitted it to take place && in front of the Swedish forces of order&& .
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates likewise condemned it, as did the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.Jakarta stated && the act of blasphemy against the holy book has injured and tarnished spiritual tolerance&& , including that & freedom of expression must be exercised in an accountable way&& .
Dozens of protesters gathered late Saturday in front of the Swedish consulate in Istanbul, where they burned a Swedish flag and called on Turkey to sever diplomatic ties with Stockholm.Paludan, a Swedish-Danish activist who has actually currently been founded guilty for racist abuse, provoked rioting in Sweden last year when he went on a trip of the country and openly burned copies of the Holy Quran.The post Swedish Prime Minister condemns burning of Holy Quran first appeared on Ariana News.