"The case raises a principled and important balance between the constitutionally protected freedom of expression and the crime of incitement against a group of people," writes attorney Mark Safaryan in the appeal.
According to Safaryan, the Supreme Court should take up the case to clarify "where the line is between criticism of religion and disrespect for an ethnic group".
Najem was sentenced in the Svea Court of Appeal to daily fines for incitement against an ethnic group in four cases.
The Court of Appeal found that he had expressed disrespect towards Muslims in a way that did not fall within freedom of expression, as he and Momika together during the burnings allegedly wrapped Qurans in pork, kicked them and made offensive and derogatory statements about Muslims.
Salwan Momika was also charged in the district court, but he was shot to death in his home in Södertälje the day before the district court verdict was due.
