February 3, 2025 5:36 PM

Man found guilty of hate crime over Sweden Koran burnings

A Swedish court found an anti-Islam campaigner guilty on Monday of hate crimes for staging public burnings of the Koran, in a ruling handed down five days after another man also being prosecuted over the incidents was shot dead. Salwan Najem, a Swedish citizen, was given a suspended sentence and fines over the Koran burnings and derogatory comments he made about Muslims in the 2023 incidents, which led to unrest and inspired anger towards Sweden in Muslim countries. His fellow campaigner, Iraq...