Azerbaijan`s MFA condemns desecrating the Holy Quran before the Embassy of Turkey in Stockholm, Today,az reports citing the tweet of Azerbaijan`s MFA.

MFA states that a hate crime is not an expression of speech.

“We strongly condemn the despicable act of desecrating the #HolyQuran in front of the @TC_Stockholm . Islamophobic acts as an outright #hatecrime are not an expression of freedom of speech. We call on the #Swedish government to bring perpetrators of this hate crime to justice soon,” MFA tweeted.