Swedish authorities to extradite the Iraqi who insulted the Holy Quran. 

Baghdad: A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Al-Sahhaf, announced today, Thursday, Iraq's demand for the Swedish authorities to extradite the Iraqi who insulted the Holy Quran.

Al-Sahaf said, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the person who insulted the Holy Qur'an is an Iraqi.".

"Therefore, we call on the Swedish authorities to hand him over to the Iraqi government for trial in accordance with Iraqi law," he added.

On Wednesday, a person identified as Salwan Momika burned a copy of the Muslim holy book under police protection in front of Stockholm Mosque.

The extremist's provocative act was timed to coincide with Eid al-Adha, one of the major Islamic religious festivals celebrated by Muslims worldwide.

The crime of burning the Quran elicited widespread condemnation from the Islamic world, including Türkiye, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Senegal, Morocco and Mauritania.