Protesters stormed Stockholm Mosque on Eid-el-Kabir day, and burnt the Quran outside the Mosque in Sweden.
According to Alarabiya News, Swedish security officials stated in a written statement that the permit for the protest was granted because the security risks associated with the burning were not of a nature that could justify, under current laws, a decision to reject the request.
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Protesters planning to burn a Quran outside Stockholm’s major mosque on Wednesday, during the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, have been granted permission by the Swedish Police.
This police clearance came two weeks after a Swedish appeals court overturned the police’s decision to reject permits for two demonstrations in Stockholm that included the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.
At the time, police cited security concerns in the aftermath of the January burning of the Muslim holy book outside Turkey’s embassy, which spurred weeks of protests and calls for a boycott of Swedish goods, complicating Sweden’s NATO membership bid.
Turkey, which has rejected the request due to Stockholm’s unwillingness to crack down on Kurdish groups it considers “terrorists,” took particular offense that the January protest had been authorized by police.
In February, police denied two further requests for rallies including Quran burnings outside the Turkish and Iraqi embassies in Stockholm.
In mid-June, the appeals court ruled that the police were wrong to ban those, finding that the order and security problems highlighted by the police did not have a sufficiently clear connection to the planned event or its immediate vicinity.
On Wednesday, authorities said they had brought in troops from across the country to maintain calm. Several police cars had already been parked nearby.
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According to an AFP correspondent, many police cars were already parked near the mosque.
Swedish politicians had also denounced Quran burnings while emphasizing the importance of free expression.
