Helsinki : The Danish government will make it illegal to desecrate the Quran and other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies. This information was given by the Foreign Minister of Denmark, Lars Loke Rasmussen. Rasmussen said during an interview with the country’s public broadcaster DR that the burning of holy texts “only serves to create division in a world that really needs unity.”
“That is why our government has decided that we will look at how, in particular circumstances, we can put a stop to incidents of ridicule of other countries that directly affect Denmark’s interests and its security,” he said. Creates conflict. Protests have erupted in Muslim countries over incidents of public desecration of the Quran by some anti-Islamic mobs in Denmark and neighboring Sweden.
It is not easy to find a ‘legal way’
“That is why our government has decided that we will look at how, in particular circumstances, we can put a stop to incidents of ridicule of other countries that directly affect Denmark’s interests and its security,” he said. Creates conflict. Protests have erupted in Muslim countries over incidents of public desecration of the Quran by some anti-Islamic mobs in Denmark and neighboring Sweden.
It is not easy to find a ‘legal way’
Loke Rasmussen said the country’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s cabinet was determined to find “a legal way” to crack down on such acts without compromising freedom of expression, but acknowledged the task would not be easy. “There should be room for religious criticism and we have no intention of bringing back the blasphemy clause,” he said.