Sweden’s Special Envoy Terminated Over Quran Desecration

Web Desk — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has come forward to register its protest over the desecration of the Holy Quran saying it would suspend the status of Sweden’s special ambassador.

According to a statement from OIC, Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha informed the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs of the decision in a letter.

The OIC General Secretariat called an unusual meeting of the Executive Committee on July 2, following the initial incident that took place in front of a mosque in Stockholm.

The OIC discussed multiple actions, including suspension of the Special Envoy’s status, to reassess ties with a country where the Holy Quran is being desecrated again and again with the approval of the relevant authorities.

The Secretary-General, according to the statement, applauded the steps several member nations had taken to denounce the ongoing assaults on Islamic sanctuaries.

Taha urged the OIC’s members “to take the sovereign decisions they deem appropriate to express their condemnation of the repeated abuse of the sanctity of the Holy Qur’an and Islamic symbols under the pretext of freedom of expression.” He further “stressed the importance of taking the necessary legislative measures to criminalize such attacks.

He emphasized the significance of upholding the newly passed resolution by the UN Human Rights Council that deals with “combating religious hatred that incites discrimination, hostility, or violence.”

The OIC General Secretariat is getting ready to convene an emergency meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in order to further examine the issue and make any required decisions.