Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III will not seek charges against the suspect who allegedly burned an Quran in front of the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing. Dunnings said there was no criminal offense he could charge under Michigan law for the incident, in which a burnt cover of the Quran was found outside the front door of the building.
“His conduct was not in violation of any criminal statues of the state of Michigan,” Dunnings said of the unidentified suspect. “I only have authority to bring charges to bring criminal status under the state of Michigan.”
The cover was found outside the front door of the building Sept. 11, and members of the Islamic Center noticed torn pages of the Quran in front of the mosque. The incident happened in conjunction with the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr. It also was the day Florida Pastor Terry Jones’ attempted to create “International Burn a Koran Day.”
Abdalmajid Katranji, a spokesman for the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing said the center was pleased with how the case was handled and the outcome of the investigations.
“We have come to understand, given the evidence that was available and the testimony of the individual, there was insufficient evidence or data to identify any rule or law that was violated or broken,” Katranji said.
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