The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned, in the strongest terms, the Swedish government’s continued granting permits to extremists in Stockholm to offend the Holy Qur’an and Islamic sanctities.
In a statement, a copy of which was received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs considered that is a crime of racial incitement that is totally unacceptable.
It holds the Swedish government responsible for this crime, which in no way is done to freedom of opinion, expression and belief that Western countries repeat daily.
The ministry explained that irresponsible act is a provocative incitement to more than two billion Muslims in various continents of the world, and is a result of the continued spread of populist discourse in Europe based on hatred on the basis of belief, race or religion.
The statement called on governments, international, regional governmental organizations, institutions, non-governmental organizations and institutions to assume responsibility in emphasizing respect for human rights and to take deterrent measures against planners and perpetrators of violence acts and incitement against religions, as they destabilize social peace and spread hatred among peoples.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed the need to adopt a binding resolution criminalizing all forms of hatred and extremism, and to hold perpetrators accountable.
Source: Yemen News Agency