STOCKHOLM: The Swedish government will review the Public Order Act in response to a series of repeated attacks on the Quran, according to media outlets.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, along with coalition partners Ebba Busch, leader of the Christian Democrats, and Johan Pehrson, leader of the Liberal Party, had jointly authored an article published in the Dagens Nyhete newspaper, highlighting the urgency of addressing the issue and shared their commitment to reviewing the existing law without making any changes to the Constitution.
"They stressed the importance of police taking into account national security while considering applications for gatherings and demonstrations," Anadolu Agency reported.
"The government will investigate ways to change rules and prevent attacks on the Muslim holy book," it reported.
Recent months had seen repeated acts of Quran burning and desecration by Islamophobic figures or groups, especially in northern European and Nordic countries. - Bernama
