Desecration of the Koran is against the law in Russia: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated on Wednesday in regards to the burning of the Quran out of doors the mosque in Sweden at the day of Eid al-Adha, that the desecration of the holy e-book of Muslims, the Quran, isn’t thought to be against the law in some international locations, however in Russia it’s. however is punished.

In keeping with Turkey’s reputable Anadolu information company, the Russian president stated: “In our nation, desecration (of the Quran) is against the law in keeping with each the charter and the legislation.”

He stated this at the instance of a consult with to a historic mosque positioned within the Darband area of the Self sufficient Republic of Dagestan of the Russian Federation, the place he met with the Muslim representatives of Dagestan.

In this instance, the Russian President used to be additionally given a Quran as a present.

Putin added: ‘The Koran is sacred to Muslims and will have to be sacred to others.’

The Russian President thanked the Muslim representatives for the reward of the Koran and stated, “We will be able to all the time abide by way of those regulations.”

A citizen in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, desecrated the Quran and set it on hearth out of doors the Jama Masjid on Wednesday at the instance of Eid al-Adha after receiving permission from the police.

Round 200 other folks witnessed the act, which used to be protested by way of a few of the ones provide with chants of ‘Allahu Akbar’ whilst the police arrested a person for making an attempt to pelt stones.

Sweden’s police had prior to now rejected the request for anti-Quran protests two times, however the courtroom overturned the police’s determination as a contravention of freedom of expression.

Jama Masjid Director Imam Mehmood Khalafi on Wednesday expressed his be apologetic about over the permission given by way of the police at the day of Eid.

He stated in his commentary: ‘The mosque had suggested the police to a minimum of transfer the protest to any other position and it used to be throughout the scope of the legislation, however the police didn’t accomplish that.’

Previous, Swedish police stated in a written determination that the protection dangers related to (bible) burning “weren’t of a nature that might justify a call to reject the applying below present rules.”