Russian national accused of insolence to holy Quran jailed for 14 years

KABUL: A Russian national accused of burning the holy Quran has been sentenced to 14 years by a Russian regional court, media reported.

According to the decision of the Volgograd Regional Court in southern Russia, 20-year-old Nikita Zhurville was sentenced to 14 years in prison for violating the Russian government’s law.

Zhurville was sent to prison after burning the Quran in a mosque in Volgograd in early February 2023.

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