Sweden: 6 Months in Prison for Koran Rioter

A Swedish court has handed down the first sentence resulting from the Easter weekend Koran riots in that country that occurred in conjunction with the Koran burnings by Danish politician and activist Rasmus Paludan. A Tajiki national, already under a deportation order at the time of his arrest, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison. Hopefully, that will be quickly followed by deportation.

The below article from Nyheter Idag is translated by Fousesquawk.

 https://nyheteridag.se/utlanning-doms-for-koranupplopp-far-ett-halvars-fangelse-och-slipper-utvisning/

Alien sentenced for Koran riot-Gets 1/2 year in prison

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The now-convicted throws stones at police. Photo from preliminary investigation

Stockholm: A 34-year-old man who is a citizen of Tajikistan, is sentenced by the Solna District Court to 6 months in prison for a violent riot and attempt at violence against a policeman during Easter Weekend’s Koran riot in Rinkeby.

According to the district court’s verdict, the man threw stones at police and gave stones to other persons to throw at police and police cars.

According to the district court, it is beyond a reasonable doubt that the man took part in the riot as a perpetrator, but that he was the instigator or leader of the gathering could not be proven.

The man was also convicted of an attempt at violence against a police officer since he threw a stone at a police officer who, however, was able to duck.

One of the affected police officers had claimed damages of 10,000 kronors for injury. However, that was rejected by the district court, which justified the rejection in that a police officer in riot gear should expect to be subjected to a certain amount of violence. 

The man earlier had a deportation order against him and was being sought for arrest in order to be deported from the country.

The sentence against the man is the first since the Easter weekend Koran riots.