The Prime Minister of Denmark: The ban on insulting holy books does not conflict with freedom of speech.
Denmark’s prime minister clarified that banning the desecration of scriptures does not restrict freedom of expression.
Denmark’s prime minister said on Thursday that banning insults to holy books such as the Koran does not limit freedom of speech.
Matt Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Denmark, made these comments in an interview with a Danish weekly after insulting actions against the Muslim holy book in his country.
In this interview, which was published on Thursday, he said about the prohibition of insulting holy books: “I do not see the fact that no one can burn other people’s books as a restriction on freedom of expression.”
In Denmark, the desecration of the Holy Qur’an continues, and on the day of Pentecost, an extreme right-wing group once again insulted the holy book of Muslims.
“There are tangible security risks,” Fredricksen said. At the same time, there is a risk that we will be isolated in the international scene. This issue is particularly problematic now because we are making so many efforts to create partnerships and coalitions.”
The recent offensive actions against the holy books of Muslims started on the 7th of July when a 37-year-old Swedish-Iraqi citizen named “Salvan Momika” insulted the Holy Quran with the support of the Swedish police on the 7th of July. About three weeks later, on July 29, he repeated this outrageous act for the second time.
A day later, a far-right group in Denmark burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. This heinous action was repeated on Monday, the second of August, and also on Tuesday, the third of August.
On the 9th of August, this Swedish-Iraqi citizen, together with another person, tried to burn a copy of the Quran in front of the Swedish Parliament. This heinous act took place for the third time in a recent month in Sweden, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden claimed in a statement on August 8 that the country strongly rejected any Islamophobic act and desecration of the Koran or any other holy book was offensive. And it is considered disrespectful.
