Sweden has chosen its path. It has decided to abandon the freedom of expression and embrace Sharia blasphemy laws. More of Sharia will follow. Sweden has reached the end of its history as a free society.
“Salwan Najem convicted of incitement against a group of people after Koran burnings in Stockholm,” translated from “Salwan Najem döms för hets mot folkgrupp efter koranbränningar i Stockholm,” SVT Nyheter, February 3, 2025 (thanks to D.):
Salwan Najem convicted of incitement against a group of people after statements made at several Koran burnings in different places in Stockholm in 2023. Salwan Momika was also charged in the case, but the charges against him were dropped after he was shot to death last week. According to Najem’s lawyer, the verdict will be appealed.
Salwan Najem was charged after statements he made in connection with burning Korans in different places in Stockholm on four occasions in the summer of 2023 together with Salwan Momika.
He is now sentenced to a suspended sentence and daily fines. The court believes that even if the motive was to criticize the religion of Islam, the actions have clearly exceeded what can be considered objective debate and criticism.
Najem himself denies the crime and believes that his statements constitute criticism of religion, which is protected by freedom of expression.
“There is a lot of room within the framework of freedom of expression to be critical of a religion in a factual and valid debate. At the same time, expressing one’s opinion about religion does not give a free pass to do or say anything without risking offending the group that holds that belief,” says the presiding judge in the case, Judge Göran Lundahl, in a press release.
Freedom of expression expert Nils Funcke believes that there are still question marks about how far freedom of expression extends.
“If you look at what Momika and Najem say in the transcription found in the preliminary investigation, I would say that Najem speaks about the Koran, about Muhammad and about the religion of Islam, and I think that falls within a broad freedom of expression. I think that Najem and Momika’s statements are lumped together and thus Najem is blamed for what Momika said.”
According to Mark Safaryan, Salwan Najem’s lawyer, the verdict will be appealed.
“My client is not feeling well, partly because of what has happened to Momika and now also because he has been convicted. He has difficulty accepting the verdict because he does not stand behind the statements that Momika has made. They have not synchronized what they are going to say.”
Couldn’t he have predicted that Momika would make these statements?
“No, and he has assumed that the demonstration permits gave them permission to do this.”
Salwan Najem both participated in the Koran burnings and submitted several of the applications to the police. He immigrated from Iraq in 1998 and became a Swedish citizen in June 2005.
The Koran burnings resulted in a diplomatic crisis and contributed to a worsening security situation for Sweden.
Salwan Momika was also charged, but was shot dead on Wednesday evening. The prosecutor therefore dropped the charges against Momika.
Tony says
This is no surprise. Swedish Leftists are totalitarians like Islam’s Muslims to help gain ultimate power and control against Non-Muslims. Also, Islam is a MUSLIM TERRORIST ORGANIZATION against Non-Muslims and NOT A PEACEFUL RELIGION UNDER WESTERN LAWS(Quran 2:216; 4:95; 8:12,39,74; 9:5,29,41,49, 21:921; 88,111,123;21:92; 49:15 and more). More specifically, Islam is a Muslim Terrorist Ideology and Criminal Enterprise of continuous war, discrimination, segregation, supremacy, genocide, polygamy, propaganda, deceit, hatred, incitement, sedition, rape, terrorism, and violence against all Non-Muslims as taught in the Quran. Fundamentally, Islam funds, teaches, and promotes a Terrorist Criminal Organization with Muslims as Terrorists for Allah. The FRUIT of Islam is incessant WAR, terrorism, discrimination, malice, and violence against all Non-Muslims; this FACT must be taught and broadcast to the general public to prohibit Islam, its Mosques, and its Schools. Also, Islam is an Antichrist System terrorizing Israel, Christians, and Non-Muslims. Plus, there is NO EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW in Islam or in Islamic Law(Quran 98:6-7; 9:29 and more). In Sahih Bukhari(V6,B60,N80), Abu Huraira narrates, “‘You(Muslims) are the best of peoples ever raised for mankind.’ means, the best of peoples for the people, as you bring them[Non-Muslims] with chains on their necks till they embrace Islam[see Quran 3:110].” See also Quran 3:22,151; 69:30-32; 98:6.
Non-Muslims CANNOT have peace with Islam and its Muslims because Islam and its murderous god, Allah, demand a continuous, Muslim war against unbelievers where Non-Muslims are CRIMINALS under Islam when Allah in Qur’an 8:39 says, “And engage in war with them[Non-Muslims] until there will not be sedition and the religion will be completely to Allah…” HENCE, NON-MUSLIMS MUST MAKE ISLAM, ITS MOSQUES, ITS SCHOOLS, ITS ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. ILLEGAL UNDER THE LAW. Similarly, Islam and its many Organizations must be identified and publicly declared to be MUSLIM TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS for their funding, teaching, and support of terrorism, violence, and discrimination against Non-Muslims(eg. Quran 9:5,29,111 and more).
Western Muslims seek to ensure Islam’s legitimacy against Non-Muslim societies, to impose Islamic Law in Western Legal Systems, and to advance Islam’s totalitarian goals to conquer the West. Consequently, Islam promotes a limitless, terroristic, Muslim war against unbelievers when Allah in Qur’an 49:15 says, “Surely the believers are only those who believed in Allah and his messenger. They do not doubt, and they performed JIHAD with THEIR MONEY AND THEIR LIVES for the sake of Allah. Those are the truthful.”
Deceitful Allah promises Heavenly Paradise to Muslims for acts of Muslim killing in a terrorist attacks against Non-Muslims and hypocrites when Quran 9:111 says, “Surely Allah has purchased from the believers[Muslims] their souls and their money so that they may have the garden[Heavenly Paradise]. They engage in war for the sake of Allah, so they kill and are killed…”
somehistory says
“daily fines.” How much and how long?
and something the “judge” has failed to understand….mozlums object to anyone not a mozlum saying anything about their book of filth, their ‘god’ or their ‘prophet’ that even they say.
If an infidel is not permitted by the “free speech” laws from saying anything mozlums find offensive, then infidels are prevented from saying anything at all about islam or the beliefs of mozlums.
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An infidel is deemed saying offensive things if he says that the ‘prophet’ had a little girl he claimed as a wife at her age of nine years, even though mozlums say it to each other and to the world at large and are hailed by other mozlums for saying so.
An infidel is deemed saying offensive things if he says that the ‘prophet’ killed Jews; whereas mozlums say that and also that they mimic their ‘prophet’ by also killing Jews.
This guy should be looking for a new home as he will not be protected from mozlums in Sweden.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I’d hope that an effort is made to get Mr Najem out of Sweden, and into a safer country for opponents of islam. Such as Slovakia, which I just learned yesterday does not recognize islam as a religion and has absolutely banned mosques within its borders. That should be the country that refugees from islam, such as the two Salwans, should have gone or should go
gravenimage says
Infidel, Slovakia has not exactly banned Mosques. But since Slovakia does not recognize Islam as a religion, getting a premit to build one is that alkl that easy. Certainly, it seems like a safer place for critics of Islam.
Hoi Polloi says
Sweden condemned Salwan Momika, in effect, to death for blasphemy against islam. Now Sweden doubles down and says that given the choice of standing with those who reject islam, they stand with those who slaughter anyone who rejects islam. This makes Swedes sharia adherents and, essentially, muslims. Did they have a vote? This has come to a point where a revolution will be required to stop what’s happening.
somehistory says
Good points, HP.
It also makes them blood guilty because they stood by, and even assisted because they filed their charges, while this innocent man was murdered, and this second man is likely to be.
Hoi Polloi says
Thanks. Yes, it does.
gravenimage says
Will Swedish authorties do anything to try and protect this man> Don’t count onj it…
rubioncrest says
Sweden, use social media to get 1,000 Swedes out in the streets with Quran and set fire to them all at the same time. 1000 videos uploaded to social media to protest the intolerance and evils of Islam. Spell out at least two, death for apostasy and death for blasphemy. No civil society can coexist with those who hold those views as a religious right. Keep doing the burnings every month in increasing numbers. Non-violent protest.
James Lincoln says
rubioncrest,
And let another 1,000 Swedes burn Bibles.
And then, show the entire world who gets arrested.
gravenimage says
+1
gravenimage says
Sweden: Days after murder of man who burned Qur’an, another man who burned Qur’an is convicted of incitement
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Incitment–of what? Practicing freedom of speech?
More:
Salwan Momika was also charged in the case, but the charges against him were dropped after he was shot to death last week.
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Well, *that* was big of Sweden…