Police Officers Sworn in with Hand on Koran

NIS News
October 23, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/1065/police-officers-sworn-in-with-hand-on-koran

Excerpt:

The police in the Gouda region have sworn in police officers who swore allegiance to Allah. Small Christian party SGP has demanded an explanation from the government.

Police in the Netherlands can choose between the Christian oath ('So help me God Almighty) and the neutral vow ('I declare and promise...'). In Gouda, it now turns out, the option has existed for years for Islamic officers to use the oath that runs: 'In the name of Allah, the Merciful Compassionate, and he is my witness that I promise this.' The hand must be placed on the Koran for this.

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