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Danish MPs refuse cartoon apology | Danish MPs refuse cartoon apology |
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Danish MPs have cancelled a trip to Iran after Tehran demanded they apologise for the republication of cartoons deemed offensive to Islam. | Danish MPs have cancelled a trip to Iran after Tehran demanded they apologise for the republication of cartoons deemed offensive to Islam. |
Two days before the scheduled trip, Tehran demanded the MPs condemn the cartoon on their arrival in Iran. | Two days before the scheduled trip, Tehran demanded the MPs condemn the cartoon on their arrival in Iran. |
The row follows the arrest on Tuesday of three men for allegedly planning to murder cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. | |
The following day, 11 Danish papers reprinted his drawing depicting the Prophet with a bomb in his turban. | The following day, 11 Danish papers reprinted his drawing depicting the Prophet with a bomb in his turban. |
A condemnation and apology would help convince the Iranian people that Denmark's authorities had distanced themselves from the action, Iran's parliament said in a letter to Danish MPs. | A condemnation and apology would help convince the Iranian people that Denmark's authorities had distanced themselves from the action, Iran's parliament said in a letter to Danish MPs. |
If anyone needs to apologise... it is the Iranians Villy Soevndal,Danish MP | If anyone needs to apologise... it is the Iranians Villy Soevndal,Danish MP |
Nine members of Denmark's foreign affairs committee were due to arrive in Iran on Monday for a three-day trip focusing on human rights and the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme. | Nine members of Denmark's foreign affairs committee were due to arrive in Iran on Monday for a three-day trip focusing on human rights and the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme. |
"We are not the ones to apologise," said Villy Soevndal, the leader of Denmark's Socialist People's Party. | "We are not the ones to apologise," said Villy Soevndal, the leader of Denmark's Socialist People's Party. |
"If anyone needs to apologise for freedom of speech, human rights, imprisonments, executions and lack of democracy, it is the Iranians." | "If anyone needs to apologise for freedom of speech, human rights, imprisonments, executions and lack of democracy, it is the Iranians." |
Denmark's foreign minister has backed the parliamentarians' decision not to travel. | Denmark's foreign minister has backed the parliamentarians' decision not to travel. |
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