Man Gets One-Year Jail Term for Desecrating Quran in France
The Lyon Criminal Court sentenced the man on Wednesday for his involvement in the burning of a copy of the Quran in June outside a mosque in Villeurbanne.
It also banned him from entering the municipality of Villeurbanne for two years.
The defendant took a Quran and burned it outside the Errahma mosque in Villeurbanne during the night of June 1-2, 2025.
A witness extinguished the flames and reported the incident to mosque officials the next day.
A surveillance camera documented the Islamophobic act, which led to the arsonist’s quick arrest.
The defendant faced charges of “damage committed due to race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion.”
The defendant denied his involvement in the Islamophobic act, claiming he was a “victim of his illness.”
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France has the largest Muslim minority population in Western Europe. Around six million Muslims are estimated to live in the country.
Source: moroccoworldnews.com
