Malaysia strongly condemns burning of Holy Quran in Sweden


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia strongly condemns the provocative action by Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Stram Kurs, for burning a copy of the Holy Quran in Linkoping, Sweden.

The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement Sunday (April 17) said the action had gone beyond moral limits and norms of the right to freedom of speech and expression.

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