WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESSWIRE / August 5, 2018 / On July 24, 2018, Danish imam Mundhir Abdallah, of the Al-
The imam's indictment is the first case of its kind in Denmark, under a provision in the Criminal Code introduced on January 1, 2017. Public prosecutor Eva Ronne said that it is legal in Denmark to quote religious books like the Koran and the Bible, but that inciting or welcoming the killing of people could be punishable by up to three years in prison. She added: "It has always been illegal to accept killings of a certain group of people, but it's new for us to target hate preachers." The Imam is also charged with the Penal Code Racism Paragraph 266b. The criminal case, which is to be conducted at Copenhagen City Council, is not yet scheduled.
After the indictment, Imam Abdallah wrote in an email to several Danish media outlets, including TV2, that he believed his words had been taken out of context. His March 31 sermon, he wrote, was against the backdrop of the Arab League summit that was taking place at the time, and about the Palestinian cause that was on its agenda. He noted that his statements were "exclusively about the Zionist occupation of Palestine." It was reported on July 25 that Imam Abdallah had resigned.
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