Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the insult to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be on Him) is not an expression of artistic freedom but a “violation of religious freedom”, according to the state news agency. TASS,
Putin made these remarks during his annual press conference In Moscow on Thursday, the insult of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a violation of the “sacred feelings of the people who believe in Islam”.
TASS Told that the Russian President also criticized it publication of the blasphemous sketch of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the French magazine charlie hebdo,
The report quoted Putin as saying that such acts gave rise to extremist retaliation.
He said that artistic freedom has its limits and it should not infringe on the freedom of others.
The President further said that Russia had developed into a multi-ethnic and multi-confessional state and therefore Russians were used to respecting each other’s traditions, as reported.
In some other countries, this honor came in short supply, he said.
PM welcomes Putin’s remarks
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan welcomed Putin’s statement, saying, “It reaffirms my message that insulting the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is not ‘freedom of expression’.”
“We Muslims, especially Muslim leaders, must spread this message to the leaders of the non-Muslim world to combat Islamophobia,” the premier said.
charlie hebdo Published blasphemous sketches in 2015, Condemnation Muslims from all over the world.
publication had also led a attack In the magazine’s office on January 7, 2015, in which 12 people were killed.
The issue resurfaced in 2020 when the magazine republished Sketch on Sept. 2 to coincide with the trial of 14 men accused of helping the attackers with gun sabotage against magazine employees.
A month later, there was a history teacher in France sentenced to death After showing the caricature to your class. In a ceremony dedicated to the teacher, French President Emmanuel Macron had swore off not to give up [the] cartoons” and controversial comments against “Islamists”, whom he said “want our future”.
caricatures were still projected on the mask On one building in a city and protests across the country.
The move and the remarks of the French President drew criticism from the Muslim world.
PM Imran had condemned him and said:””This is a time when President Macron could put [a] Instead of being further polarized and marginalized, extremists are denied healing touch and space which inevitably leads to bigotry.”
Meanwhile, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan demanded that the government expel the French envoy and close the embassy, leading to protests by police and clashes across the country.
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