A Dutch chief of a far-right group desecrated a duplicate of the Quran within the second such anti-Muslim incident in Europe in lower than per week.
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Türkiye has summoned the Dutch ambassador in Ankara, Joep Wijnands, over “a vile attack” on Quran, Islam’s holy e book, in The Hague.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the vile attack of an anti-Islamic person in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 22, targeting our holy book, the Quran,” the Foreign Ministry stated in a press release on Tuesday.
“This despicable act, which, after Sweden, took place this time in the Netherlands, insulting our sacred values and containing a hate crime, is a clear declaration that Islamophobia, discrimination and xenophobia know no bounds in Europe,” it added.
“These actions directly target the fundamental rights and freedoms, moral values and social tolerance of not only Muslims but all humanity, and it also harms the culture of living together in peace,” the assertion harassed.
Ambassador Joep Wijnands was advised that Türkiye condemns “the heinous and despicable act” and calls for that the Netherlands don’t enable such “provocative acts”.
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“We expect the Dutch authorities to take necessary actions against the perpetrator of the incident and to implement concrete measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents,” it added.
The Dutch chief of the far-right group, Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA), desecrated a duplicate of the Quran within the Netherlands on Monday, threatening to escalate the already tense state of affairs following an analogous anti-Muslim incident in Sweden over the weekend.
A video posted on social media on Monday confirmed anti-Muslim provocateur Edwin Wagensveld tearing aside Islam’s holy e book earlier than displaying it being set on fireplace.
After he was arrested on two earlier events due to his anti-Muslim actions, Wagensveld claimed within the video that he acquired permission from town of The Hague for the “destruction of the Quran”.
Quran burning incident in Sweden
The destruction of a duplicate of the Quran comes simply days after one other burning incident in Sweden on Saturday, which ignited condemnation and protests across the Muslim world.
The anti-Muslim chief Rasmus Paludan had burned the Quran in entrance of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm after receiving permission from the Swedish authorities.
In response, Ankara cancelled Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson’s upcoming go to to Türkiye.
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