Desecration of Quran is a crime in Russia, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that although the desecration of the Holy Quran was not seen as a crime in some countries, it was penalised in Russia.

The Turkish wire service Anadolu Agency quoted Putin saying: “In our country, this is a crime both according to the Constitution and the penal code.”

“The Quran is sacred for Muslims and should be sacred for others.”

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was gifted a copy of the Quran during his visit to the Juma Mosque of Derbent in Dagestan, known as the oldest mosque in Russia, on the first day of Eid al Adha pic.twitter.com/ZrwjCSxgbU

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The Russian president’s remarks came during his visit to Derbent in the Dagestan Autonomous Republic of the Russian Federation.

There, he visited the historical mosque of Derbent and met Muslim representatives from Dagestan, according to the agency.

Russian news agency TASS reported that the president received a copy of the Holy Quran as a gift during his visit to the Juma Mosque.