STOCKHOLM: A Pakistani man on Monday was arrested by the Swedish police for trying to prevent the desecration of the Holy Quran.
Salwan Momika, an immigrant from Iraq, was given permission to damage the Quran in front of the Pakistani consulate in Stockholm by the Swedish police.
Shehzad Malik, a Swedish national of Pakistani descent, managed to get past the several police officers there and attempted to stop Momika as he started to carry out his plan.
Shahza, a cardiac patient who has undergone bypass surgery, expressed his distress as he witnessed the holy book being set on fire by Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee based in Sweden, in front of the Pakistani Embassy in Stockholm.
Shahza, standing behind a security cordon, shouted out to Momika, desperately urging him to reconsider his actions.
“Please don’t burn the Quran; what you’re doing is not a good thing. I don’t feel well; I can’t sleep. I’m a person who has had a bypass surgery. Why are you continuing to burn the Quran? Why are you coming all the way to the Pakistani Embassy, which I consider my home, and burning the Quran? I am sick, I can’t sleep, please put an end to this. Why are the police allowing this?” Shahza bemoaned.
Police intervened quickly and silenced Shahza, escorting him away from the area for a brief detention.
After he was released, Shahza spoke to Anadolu about the deep impact these Quran-burning incidents had on his health and his plea for action.
