Rehman made fun of Krekar after a debate around his newly published book. She first praised how he accepted criticism for some of his standpoints, but then she asked whether he'd submit to a test of how dangerous he may be to Norwegian society.
Krekar, who's been accused of terrorist activities, agreed, at which point Rehman grabbed him around the legs and lifted him off the floor. "If a woman can lift up this man, he can't be so dangerous," Rehman said later in explaining her stunt.
Krekar, while first going along with the stunt and appearing to break into a smile, suddenly turned furious. The Islamic cleric was clearly offended by the close physical contact it involved with a female, especially while his wife and two of his daughters were in the audience watching.
Rehman, with immigrant roots herself from Pakistan, has spurred both praise and criticism for subjecting Krekar to her brand of humor, which has grown popular in Norway. Krekar responded by demanding an apology and, acting through his eager publicly appointed attorney Brynjar Meling, filing the police complaint.
Racha Maktabi of the Oslo Police District said Tuesday, however, that the case was being dismissed because there were no reasonable grounds to investigate whether a punishable offense had occurred. "There will be no investigation," Maktabi said.
That will likely please those who've grown weary by the amount of time and taxpayer money that's been spent on Krekar since he arrived in Norway in the early 1990s. Rehman, meanwhile, has said she won't apologize.
