Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case against a 28-year-old foreign citizen for desecrating the Quran in the city of Ulyanovsk. According to the investigation, the suspect stamped on the Quran, poured alcohol on it, and then tossed it into the water while filming everything on his phone.
The investigators asked Court to place the accused in custody while they conduct a full investigation.
A search of his home has also been ordered, it added.
The foreigner could face up to five years in Russian prison if he’s found guilty.
Last week, 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.
The Russian president said that burning Quran was a crime in Russia unlike in many western nations.
Earlier, Putin pledged to convict the accused over Quran desecration.
