Now Sweden's Koran Burner Speaks Out It Didn't Go As It Was Supposed To

Rasmus Paludan, a politician on the far right, told Expressen that he was taken aback by the size of the protests that took place over the weekend in different parts of the world. - I believed that once I had scored against Turkey, "that would be it.".

However, Paludan claims, things didn't turn out the way he had planned. Paludan garnered media attention over the weekend after he publicly burned the Muslim holy book of the Koran in Stockholm during a performance that he organized and for which the Swedish government had given their approval.

The performance has sparked a great deal of resentment, particularly among Muslim communities, and on Saturday and Sunday, there were numerous protests both in and outside of several Turkish cities as well as in several Arab nations. Videos from the protests that have gone viral depict the burning of Paludan's images and Swedish flags, for instance, in front of Swedish consulates and embassies.

Despite the protests he started, Paludan tells the Swedish media that he has no regrets about his kidnapping, which numerous Swedish authorities have characterized as a blatant hate crime. Paludan has received numerous death threats. - I made the decision to do it because I believe there were significant political justifications.

Yes, I'm saddened by the fact that I'm the target of so many assassination threats. The leader of the Danish far-right party Stram Kursi, Paludan, claims that he is accustomed to receiving violent threats.

However, as a result of the weekend's events, new threats have emerged that are entirely unique from previous ones. - It is evident that the situation has escalated significantly.

I receive threats that are very specific. About 20 messages per minute, five of which are threats, are sent to me via social media.

Nevertheless, I can see that they are harsher on Western values than I am. I recently turned into a representation of it.

The politician acknowledges that he occasionally experiences anxiety due to specific threats. These are typically messages that go into great detail about the plans to kill Paludan.

Yes, when they describe what they are going to do to me, I do get a little scared. The weekend raid by Paludan occurred just as Sweden's long-frozen nato application was scheduled to be discussed in Turkey at the end of the month. Paludan claimed that the raid had "no connection to the NATO application.".

Defense Minister Pl Jonson must now cancel his trip as a result of the cancellation of the negotiations. Over the weekend, a supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan stated that Turkey "could not ratify Sweden's NATO application.".

Rasmus Paludan, a politician on the far right, told Expressen that he was taken aback by the size of the protests that took place over the weekend in different parts of the world.