The Danish parliament on Thursday approved legislation that would effectively prohibit Quran burnings in the northern European country.
The law criminalizes the “inappopriate treatment of writings with significant importance for a recognized religious community.”
The bill was passed with 94 votes in favor by the Danish Parliament, also known as the 179-member Folketing. Seventy-seven votes were cast against the legislation.
Burning, tearing, or defiling religious texts in public could land people up to one or two years behind bars or a fine. Destroying a holy text on video and then disseminating the footage online could also put offenders in jail.
