The public defender for Hadi Matar, told the media that the video evidence proved particularly damaging.

Salwan Najem, 52, was a Swedish citizen, was given a suspended sentence and fined 4,000 crowns ($358) for desecration of the Holy Quran.

The suspects allegedly mistreated the holy book of Muslims at a public festival on the island of Bornholm.

In addition to Mahmood, five other Pakistanis, some of whom were minors at the time, were also on trial for facilitating the terrorist conspiracy, as described by the French law.

Khan added that the man was arrested by police before the mob could reach him.