Finland to Never Allow Action of Al-Quran Burning

Helsinki, MINA – The Finnish National Police Council in a statement announced that they would no longer allow any burning of the Quran in public places.

“Because Finnish law stipulates that violation of religious peace is a punishable crime,” the statement said.

The Finnish police statement also emphasized that the act of burning or desecrating religious scriptures in public is a crime.

The results of a 2021 survey on Finnish website Yle show that a majority of Finnish lawmakers do not want to change laws on religious sanctity.

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According to this Finnish law, offenders who insult religion can be punished by six months in prison.

Finnish police announced by issuing a statement that they would not allow desecration of the Quran in Finland, this is in connection with three cases of blasphemy against the Quran by right-wing extremists in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, who carried out acts of burning holy books of Muslims.

The blasphemy of the Quran sparked a widespread international reaction and violent protests in the Islamic world. (T/RE1)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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