Rasmus Paludan Convicted Under Denmark's
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Rasmus Paludan Convicted Under Denmark's New Koran Law

The Danish-Swedish politician and provocateur Rasmus Paludan is the first in Denmark to be sentenced according to the so-called Koran law.

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The case concerns an incident in June last year when Paludan and another man, according to the court, handled a Koran incorrectly during Folkemødet, a political arrangement on Bornholm. The two men ripped out pages from the religious scripture while the incident was filmed and broadcast live on the party Stram Kurs' open Facebook page.

The court on Bornholm has come to the conclusion that they have made themselves guilty of an offense against the law on improper treatment of religious texts and shall be fined. The new law was voted through by the folketing in December 2023.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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