Summary
A Swedish court sentenced far-right activist Rasmus Paludan to four months in jail for inciting hatred against Muslims after he burned a Quran at two protests in Malmo in 2022.
The court ruled that Paludan’s remarks and actions went beyond permissible criticism of Islam, aiming instead to insult and defame Muslims, Arabs, and Africans. Paludan, a dual citizen of Sweden and Denmark, plans to appeal the verdict.
His Quran burnings previously strained Sweden’s relations with Turkey, complicating Sweden’s bid to join NATO.
He’s a racist who deserves more! He’s already been convicted for racism, and in Scandinavia, we try to rehabilitate criminals, but when the criminal refuses to rehabilitate after serving their time, longer sentencing should be more commonplace if they repeat the offence.
Han är en kuk, och hjälper ingen.