This law aims to stem the wave of desecration of holy books, observed in recent months in Denmark and Sweden in particular.
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On Thursday, December 7, the Danish Parliament adopted a law criminalizing “inappropriate treatment” of texts with important religious significance, de facto banning the burning of the Koran. This measure comes after a wave of desecrations of the holy book of Islam, particularly in Sweden, which led to tensions in several Muslim countries during the summer.
After a debate of almost four hours, the text was adopted on third reading by 94 of the 179 members of Parliament. Concretely, it will now be prohibited to publicly burn, defile or kick religious texts or with the aim of widely disseminating images of desecration. It will also be forbidden to tear, cut or stab them. Any offender is liable to a sentence of two years’ imprisonment.
