Sweden: Rasmus Paludan Returns

Hat tip Fria Tider (Sweden). Translation by Fousesquawk.

Danish politician and activist Rasmus Paludan is apparently returning to Sweden this weekend and will likely engage in several more Koran-burning events as he did a couple of weeks ago with resultant rioting and injuries to police. The below report from Fria Tider is translated from Swedish by Fousesquawk.

 https://www.friatider.se/ikvall-kommer-paludan-till-orebro-ska-branna-flera-koraner

Tonight Paludan is coming to Örebro: Will burn several Korans 

Posted 30 April 2022 at 17:17

Domestic: Politician and opinion-maker Rasmus Paludan says that he will come to Örebro tonight. He says that he will burn several Korans during his visit to Sweden, among others at Norra Bantorget (Square) in Stockholm.

Rasmus Paludan already announced that he is coming to Sweden over the weekend to burn a large number of Korans at various places.

When Fria Tider called Paludan shortly after one o’clock today, he was still in Denmark, but stated that is will come to Sweden later today. He is planning to burn Korans in several locations during Saturday but won’t say where.

Paludan says that he will be in Sveaparken in Örebro around 23:30 tonight. He states that he has not decided if he will burn a Koran at that particular location.

” I don’t know. It might happen, of course, but for the most part, I’ll be there to drink beer and celebrate Valpurgis and talk to Swedes about what’s happening,” Paludan tells Fria Tider.

Tomorrow, on May 1, Paludan plans to burn a Koran in Stockholm.

“I will go a little after the Social Democrats May 1 procession then when we get to Norra Bantorget, I had thought about burning Koran there as well.”

Paludan emphasizes that he is not coming to organize any public gatherings, either in Örebro or Stockholm. He plans to burn the Koran on his own without holding any open gatherings or other gatherings.

“Even if I can’t organize a public gathering, I can at least burn my own book,” he says.

Paludan reports that he has asked for personal protection from the Swedish police since he judges that there is a risk he will be exposed to violence during his visit to Sweden. According to him, the police have not approved his request.

Update 20:31: Rasmus Paludan has posted a film on Facebook which shows how he burns a Koran in Värnamo.The Koran-burning takes place in front of a villa where, according to information online, there is a Muslim association. Paludan says in the film that there should be a mosque at the address, but he doesn’t think the house is (a mosque).

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Fousesquawk comment: As I have earlier stated, I am not a fan of burning Korans, and I am sure the Swedish police don’t appreciate being put in a situation where they are likely to be injured as happened earlier this month when some dozen or so cops had to be hospitalized. That said, rioting cannot be tolerated, and whoever engages in rioting needs to be arrested, prosecuted, incarcerated, and if appropriate, subsequently deported.