The 32-year-old said his intention was to show it's not right to burn holy books. Read more at straitstimes.com.
He explained that his intention was in fact to denounce those who burn sacred books such as the Quran in the Nordic country.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog was one of several Israeli representatives and Jewish organisations to immediately condemn the decision. “This is a response to the people who burn the Quran. I want to show that freedom of expression has limits that must be taken into account”, explained the Swedish resident of Syrian origin.
In January, Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan burned a Quran to denounce Sweden’s membership application to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the negotiations with Turkey to allow Sweden to join the alliance.
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