Salwan Momika, Who Burned Quran in 2023, Shot Dead in Sweden: Report

A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported Thursday, with police confirming a man died in a shooting the day before.

A Stockholm court was due to rule on Thursday whether Salwan Momika, a Christian Iraqi who burned Korans at a slew of protests, was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred. It postponed the ruling, saying “one of the defendents has died.”

Swedish prosecutors had charged Momika and another man, Salwan Najem, with “offences of agitation against an ethnic or national group.” Prosecutors said the two men burned the Quran and made derogatory remarks about Muslims on four occasions, including an incident outside a Stockholm mosque.

“Both men are prosecuted for having on these four occasions made statements and treated the Quran in a manner intended to express contempt for Muslims because of their faith,” Senior.

Senior Prosecutor Anna Hankkio was quoted as saying by Al Jazeera in its report.

“In my opinion, the men’s statements and actions fall under the provisions on agitation against an ethnic or national group, and it is important that this matter is tried in court,” she added.india Today

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