Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar criticized the inaction of the Swedish and Finnish authorities for their inaction on the vandalism of the Muslim holy book of the Koran and images of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that took place in these countries..
According to the Turkish TV channel HaberTurk, the head of the country's defense ministry stressed, what is happening in Sweden and Finland “vile and shameful acts” towards the President of Turkey, country flag, as well as the Koran.
The Turkish minister also stated, that the country's authorities cannot accept the inaction of potential NATO allies in relation to such incidents. Ankara hopes, that the governments of Sweden and Finland will stop such manifestations of vandalism and begin to fulfill their obligations.
Act of vandalism, during which the holy book of Muslims was burned, occurred 21 January in Stockholm. They also burned the flag of Sweden itself. Promotion organizer, previously agreed with the local authorities, is the Swedish politician Rasmus Pauldan, criticizing Turkish policy, its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as the NATO military bloc. What does the Quran have to do with Erdogan's policies?, in Stockholm did not bother to explain, committing an actual desecration of the main book of Muslims.
The Turkish authorities in response to the incident canceled an earlier planned visit to Ankara by Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonsson., specifying, that it makes no sense.
Despite this, Paludan has already submitted an application to the Swedish authorities for holding new similar actions in Stockholm. A negative verdict from the Swedish authorities has not yet been announced. Author:Maxim Svetlyshev
