The chairman of the Swedish Democratic Party, Richard Yomhof, threatened to burn a hundred Qur’an in response to Ankara’s angry reaction, Expressen reports.
He stated that it is not so much about joining NATO as about freedom of speech and self -expression. At the same time, he expressed regret that his words and actions could lead to a refusal to join the Alliance.
“Considering the reaction of Turkey to the burning by Rasmus, the Koran Paludan before the Turkish Embassy in Sweden is unreasonable, one hundred Qur’ans should be responded to the anger of Turkey. You can blaspheme and you can insult. This is part of freedom of opinion and expression. Freedom of speech is more important than the application of Sweden In NATO, ”said Yomhof, while proposing to equate the burning of the flag of Sweden with the crime.