Putin: Those who burned the Quran will serve their time in
Muslim areas of Russia.
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, anyone
convicted of committing the crime of burning the Quran will be required to
serve their sentence in areas of the Federation that are primarily Muslim.
According to a report from yesterday by the Russian news
agency TASS, Putin said: "They will serve their sentences, as stated by
the Minister of Justice, in places of deprivation of liberty located in one of
Russia's regions with a predominantly Muslim population."
He allegedly made these remarks in a meeting with
"military commissars," who are militaristic journalists and telegram
channel creators who support Russia.
Putin made his statement after Volgograd resident Nikita
Zhuravel was arrested last month on suspicion of defiling a copy of the Quran
in front of a mosque. The act, which was caught on camera, caused outrage
throughout the nation, especially in Chechnya, a country with a majority of
Muslims. There, tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the
desecration of the holy book. Zhuravel was later transported to Grozny, the
capital of Chechnya, where there is a pre-trial detention facility.
Lawyers and activists have reportedly expressed concern that
Zhuravel may face torture or even death as a result of the decision to hand
over his case to Chechen investigators, according to the Moscow Times. The
accused allegedly admitted to acting in exchange for a $125 (10,000 ruble)
payment from Ukraine's intelligence services, according to the Investigative
Committee of Russia.
As a result of the incident, Konstantin Chuichenko, the
Russian minister of justice, suggested that "after the verdict is passed,
the person who committed the crime should be sent to serve his sentence in one
of the correctional institutions located in the region with a predominantly
Muslim population."
Although the Caucasian Knot website cited lawyers, Galina
Tarasova explained that under the law, criminal cases should be investigated at
the scene of the crime, and Ekaterina Vanslova was quoted as saying: "The
man is sent to the region where, due to the circumstances of this case and the
specifics of the region, there is a reasonable risk of torture and even a risk
of risk of risk of risk of risk of risk of torture,"
Earlier this year, Rasmum Paludan, the head of a far-right
party, burned a copy of the Quran in Stockholm, Sweden. This provocative act
drew condemnation, boycott calls, and demonstrations worldwide.
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