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title: "Putin Declares Disrespecting Quran Is a Crime In Russia"
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updated: "2023-06-30"
description: "Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that desecration of the Holy Quran is not considered a crime in some countries. He told Turkey's wire service Anadolu Agency: \"This is a crime both und\u2026"
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# Putin Declares Disrespecting Quran Is a Crime In Russia

Source: https://theislamicinformation.com/news/putin-disrespecting-quran-crime-in-russia/
Updated: 2023-06-30

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that desecration of the Holy Quran is not considered a crime in some countries.

**He told Turkey's wire service Anadolu Agency: "This is a crime both under our Constitution and penal code."**

While visiting Derbent in the Dagestan Autonomous Republic of the Russian Federation, the Russian president made the statement.

https://twitter.com/trtworld/status/1674351117759811584

The agency reports that he visited the historical mosque of Derbent and met Muslim representatives from Dagestan.

While visiting the Juma Mosque, the president received a copy of the Holy Quran as a gift.

He thanked the representatives for their gift, saying, "***The Quran should be sacred for everyone.***" We would adhere to these rules in the future.

As reported by Reuters, Putin's statement followed the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran outside Stockholm's central mosque.

An ethnic or national group agitation charge was later laid against the man by police.

In response to a series of [anti-Islam protests in Sweden](https://theislamicinformation.com/news/list-of-swedish-products-muslims-boycotting/), the Muslim world, including Turkey, has expressed concern over the demonstrations.

The Russian Foreign Ministry criticized a similar incident in Sweden as an act of Islamophobia when a similar incident occurred in January.

According to Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Muslim community, these blasphemous acts provoked a harsh reaction in the Islamic world.