The statement stated that the Swedish government has called for cancelling the punishment of Cha’ab due to his Swedish nationality, while noting that the Iranian court does not recognize double nationality when dealing with the crimes of an Iranian.
Manager of Gothenburg mosque has called for a law which bans desecration of holy books and religious texts as far-right activists in Europe have burnt copies of Qur’an.
In a reference to book burning in Nazi Germany, the Official Council of Swedish Jewish Communities and the AMANAH Muslim Jewish Partnership of Trust said in a joint statement on Wednesday that book burning often indicates the beginning of the normalisation of hatred towards a group in society.
"Those who allow such blasphemy in front of our embassy (in Stockholm) can no longer expect our support for their NATO membership," Erdogan said in a speech after a cabinet meeting.
The head of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media of the Moscow Patriarchate, Vladimir Legoyda, noted that in the political struggle one cannot "cross the boundaries of humanity and offend religious shrines"
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has denounced Sweden over desecration of holy Qur’an as an instance of violence against world Muslims which has nothing to do with freedom of expression.
Stockholm Mosque has issued a message on its social media account to condemn the latest desecration of Qur’an as a destroyed copy of the holy book has been chained to a pole in the vicinity of the mosque on Friday.
Hamid Nouri, an Iranian citizen, was arrested by Swedish security forces on November 9, 2019, upon his arrival in Sweden to settle his family disputes, and has been in prison for nearly 30 months.
The association's letter was released after the indictment of Hamid Nouri, an Iranian citizen in a Swedish prison, addressed to the Swedish Ambassador to Tehran, Mattias Lentz.
Hamid Nouri, an Iranian citizen, was arrested by Swedish security forces on November 9, 2019, upon his arrival in Sweden to settle his family disputes, and has been in prison for nearly 30 months.