Published 6 April 2023 at 16.23
Domestic. The Police Authority is appealing the administrative court's decision to lift the police's ban on Koran burnings outside embassies.
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On Tuesday, the Administrative Court announced two judgments in which it was determined that the Police Authority lacked grounds for denying permission for two public gatherings at which Koran burnings would occur.
The police banned the Koran burnings in cooperation with Säpo after Turkey threatened not to let Sweden into NATO if this did not happen.
< p>Now the Police Authority has decided to appeal the verdicts, after Turkish President Erdogan made new threats about the administrative court's verdict.
It is an unusual measure, as authorities usually accept this type of verdict and adapt their operations after them.
“The police authority considers that the issue is fundamentally important and that it is therefore urgent that it be tried by a higher instance”, the police write on their website.
Currently, the appeals have been submitted and the Police Authority has requested a postponement until 25 April 2023 in order to further develop its claim.