AN IRAQI REFUGEE In Sweden
Who Sparked International Outrage By Repeatedly Insulting The Qur'an Last Year
Said Wednesday He Is Leaving The Country For Neighboring Norway After Sweden Revoked
His Residence Permit.
Salwan Momika, An Iraqi
Christian Who Burned The Koran In Several Protests In Sweden In The Summer,
Told The AFP News Agency That He Had Left Sweden And Arrived In Norway, Where
He Planned To Seek Asylum.
"I Left Sweden Because
Of The Torture I Was Subjected To By Government Institutions," Momika Said
In A Text Message.
Momika's Burning Of The Koran
Sparked Outrage And Condemnation In Muslim Countries.
Iraqi Protesters Stormed
The Swedish Embassy In Baghdad Twice In July, Setting Fires Inside The Compound
On The Second Occasion.
The Swedish Government
Condemned The Desecration Of The Holy Qur'an But Insisted On The Country's Laws
On Freedom Of Speech And Assembly.
Sweden's Intelligence
Agency Raised Its Terror Alert Level In Mid-August To Level Four After Angry
Reactions Made The Country A "Priority Target."