A 32-year-old Muslim who intended to burn a Torah and a Bible this Saturday in Stockholm has given up on his idea. He has explained that his intention was actually to denounce those who burn holy books like the Koran in the Nordic country.

The Swedish police granted him authorization on Friday to organize his demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy, ??a decision that was condemned by the Jewish state and several religious organizations.

Ahmad A., the organizer of the demonstration, explained to journalists that his intention was to criticize the people who burned the Koran in Sweden in recent months, which Swedish law does not prohibit.

“It is a response to people who burn the Koran. I want to show that freedom of expression has limits that must be taken into account,” explained the 32-year-old Swedish resident of Syrian origin.

“I want to show that we must respect each other, we live in the same society. What I wanted to show is that it is not right to do so,” he added.

The small demonstration peacefully dispersed about 50 meters from the Israeli embassy on an elegant avenue in central Stockholm.

The United Nations Human Rights Council approved a resolution on Wednesday condemning the desecration of the Koran and other acts of religious hatred, despite the fact that several countries had warned that the text could undermine freedom of expression, after an urgent debate demanded by Pakistan following the burning of a copy of the Koran during a June demonstration outside a Stockholm mosque.

The body stated in its account on the social network Twitter that the vote on the resolution, entitled “Facing religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence”, had resulted in 28 votes in favor, twelve against and seven abstentions.

The text approved by the UN Human Rights Council includes a condemnation of “all advocacy and manifestations of religious hatred, including recent, public and premeditated acts, which have entailed a desecration of the Koran”, while demanding that countries approve laws to prosecute those responsible for this type of act.

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