COPENHAGEN:
Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told that the Danish government will “find a legal tool” to prevent Holy Quran sacrilege.
The move follows the country’s recent embassies-burning scandal.
The burnings are offensive and reckless. “These few individuals do not represent the values Danish society built on,” Rasmussen stated separately.
“The Danish government will therefore explore the possibility of intervening in special situations. Where, for instance, other countries, cultures, and religions insulted. As well as where this could have significant negative consequences for Denmark, not least with regard to security,” he said.
Denmark and Sweden have been in the news lately due to anti-Islam riots that damaged or destroyed the Holy Quran, angering Muslims.
Both nations detest the burning of the Muslim holy book but cannot stop it due to free speech laws.
Rasmussen noted that “must of course done within the framework of the constitutionally protected freedom of expression and in a manner that does not change the fact that freedom of expression in Denmark has very broad scope”.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is hosting an unusual virtual session for the Council of Foreign Ministers of Member States (CFM) today to discuss the serial sacrilege and burning of Holy Qurans in Sweden and Denmark.
The top Muslim bloc stated that Saudi Arabia, the 14th Islamic Summit Chair, and Iraq requested the session.
