Firmly, Indonesia Condemns Al-Quran Burning In Sweden

JAKARTA - Indonesia strongly condemns the provocative act of burning the Koran in front of the Grand Mosque of Sodermalm, Stockholm, Sweden, during Eid al-Adha.

"This action deeply injures the feelings of Muslims and cannot be justified," said the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Twitter, Thursday, June 29, as reported by Antara.

Indonesia emphasized that freedom of expression must respect the values and beliefs of other religions.

Indonesia and members of the Islamic Cooperation Organization in Sweden have protested against this incident.

The burning of the Quran again took place in Sweden and this time it was carried out by an Iraqi named Salwan Momika.

Momika, who tore apart several pages of copies of the Koran and burned them with the aim of criticizing Islam, introduced herself as a secular atheist on social media.

He also praised Sweden's far-right politician, Rasmus Paludan, who previously also carried out the burning of the Muslim holy book.

According to Momika, Islam is a threat to Sweden's values.

After the burning of the Quran by Momika coincided with Eid which fell on Wednesday, June 28, Swedish police conducted an investigation into hate speech in the alleged Islamophobic case.

Earlier requests regarding the burning of the Al Quran in front of the Swedish Embassy in Turkey and Iraq were rejected by Swedish police, but the decision was later overturned by the court.

Therefore, Swedish police cannot refuse the burning of the Quran by today's activists.