Danish Koran Burner Paludan Jailed for Hate Speech in Sweden
Rasmus Paludan
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A Swedish court handed a four-month prison term to the Danish far-right politician who started a series of Koran burnings that complicated the Nordic country’s accession to NATO.
According to the verdict from the Malmo District Court, Rasmus Paludan’s actions and statements when he burned copies of Islam’s holy book on two occasions in 2022 breached the Nordic country’s laws on hate speech.