Sweden: Two men face trial for Quran burnings

Swedish prosecutors would put two men on trial over 2023 Quran burnings.

The two men committed “offences of agitation against an ethnic or national group” on four separate occasions when burning Islam’s holy book outside a mosque and in other public places, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Both men are prosecuted for treated the Quran in a manner intended to express contempt for Muslims because of their faith,” Senior Prosecutor Anna Hankkio said in a statement.

Evidence against the two men, named Salwan Momika and Salwan Najem, consisted largely of video recordings, Hankkio said.