JAKARTA - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia avoids anti-religious mass media, let alone allows the publication of caricatures that insult the belief of a religion, including Islam.
"The existence of such media in our country is absolutely impossible, including in terms of current legislation," said Peskov, quoted by Anadolu, Friday, October 30.
"Russia is partly a Muslim country and there are up to 20 million Muslims in Russia. In Russia, where, of course, the fundamental country is Christian."
"The majority of us all have Christians living here, the uniqueness of our country is precisely its multiethnic and multi-religious nature and all religions live in mutual respect."
The remarks came after a scandal provoked by the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which published cartoons about Islam, wounding the hearts of millions of Muslims.
The cartoon's publication led to a wave of anger and protests across the Muslim world as well as a boycott of French products.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
