Denmark accused two people on Friday by virtue of his law that prohibits the desecration of the Qur’an, a novelty in the legislation adopted after a series of burning burning that caused outrage among Muslims, authorities said.
The couple, whose identities were not revealed, is accused of “inappropriate treatment of a Quran” during a festival in June that brought together people from the political, economic and social spheres.
Neither the Copenhagen Prosecutor’s Office nor the local media have described their alleged actions in detail.
The actions “took place publicly, were followed by several people and were also disseminated to a broader circle through filming and broadcasts live through Facebook,” said prosecutor Lise-Lotte Nilas in a statement.
The new legislation was adopted on December 7, 2023 and entered into force several days later, after a series of desecrations of the sacred book of Islam in Denmark and neighbor Sweden caused outrage in Muslim countries.
In practical terms, it is now prohibited to burn, break or desecrate any other way sacred texts in public or in videos aimed at spreading widely.
Those who violate the law are at risk of receiving a fine or up to two years in prison. According to the Danish newspaper policyThe police were investigating eight violations of the law until January 22.