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Iran summons Danish ambassador again over Qur'an desecration

Monday, 07 August 2023 10:57 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 07 August 2023 11:04 AM ]

Iraqis take part in a protest denouncing the desecration in Sweden of the Holy Qur'an, near Baghdad’s Green Zone, on July 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

Iran has once again summoned the Danish Ambassador to Tehran Jasper Vahr to protest against the repeated acts of desecration of the Holy Qur'an in Copenhagen.

"This morning, Denmark's ambassador to Tehran was summoned ... to the foreign ministry to protest against the repeated acts of desecration to the Holy Qur'an," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani said at a press conference on Monday.

"He has been asked to immediately convey Iran's protest to his government," Kan'ani said, adding that Iran expects Denmark to take responsible measures that would prevent the recurrence of such sacrilegious acts.

That came as the Qur'an was once again desecrated in front of the embassies of five Muslim nations in Copenhagen by an extremist group last week.

Kan'ani said the Danish envoy had briefed the Iranian Foreign Ministry about measures slated to be taken by his government to prevent such blasphemies, but he stressed that Tehran expects the Nordic country to take action in this regard.

The spokesman reiterated that the desecration of the Holy Qur'an is "an ignoble Zionist project."

Still, he held Denmark and Sweden responsible for allowing such "horrible" acts to take place on their territories, noting that such acts are in violation of international regulations and the UN charter.

Late last month, Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Danish Ambassador over a similar incident in his country.

Iran summons Danish ambassador over blasphemous act against Qur'an

Iran’s Foreign Ministry summons the Danish ambassador to Tehran to protest the desecration of the Holy Qur’an.

Over the past weeks, the Holy Qur'an has been subject to acts of desecration by extremist elements multiple times in Sweden and Denmark, whose governments have sanctioned and justified such insults as "freedom of expression."

The sacrilegious acts have ignited the ire of the entire Muslim community across the globe. Several countries have summoned or expelled Swedish and Danish ambassadors.

The Nordic countries have deplored the desecration of the Qur’an but claimed that they cannot prevent it under constitutional laws protecting freedom of speech.

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