Prosecutors fail to overturn acquittal of man who burned Koran outside Turkish embassy ⊖
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Hamit Coskun was initially convicted last June of religiously aggravated public order after holding a flaming copy of the Islamic text aloft and shouting 'f*** Islam' on February 13, 2025.
CPS loses bid to overturn Quran-burner's acquittal ⊖
Hamit Coskun's conviction was overturned last year, a ruling the CPS sought - and failed - to reverse.
10 days ago
Man who burned Koran should have had conviction upheld because burning a religious text 'is in itself disorderly', High Court told ○
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Hamit Coskun (pictured), 51, held a flaming copy of the Islamic text aloft and shouted 'f*** Islam' outside the Turkish embassy in central London on February 13 last year.
3 months ago
Prosecutors appeal decision to overturn conviction of Koran-burning protester after judge ruled it was 'free speech' ⊖
Hamit Coskun was initially found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence after he held the flaming religious text aloft outside the Turkish consulate.
4 months ago
'In a liberal democracy such as ours, the right to offend is precious': Judge spells out importance of free speech as he overturns conviction of man who burnt the Koran ⊕
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Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam' as he set fire to the text outside the Turkish consulate in London in February.
Koran-burning protester wins appeal against conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence after arguing his actions are protected under free speech ⊖
Hamit Coskun, 51, was found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence after he set fire to the book outside the Turkish consulate in London.
Man who burned Koran in street shouting 'f**k Islam' is appealing his conviction on grounds of 'free speech' ⊖
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Hamit Coskun, a 50-year-old Turkish-born atheist, also shouted comments such as 'Islam is the religion of terrorism' as he staged his protest outside the Turkish consulate in Knightsbridge.
5 months ago
Muslims 'given green light to take law into their own hands' warns campaigner after man is spared jail for knife attack on protester who was burning Koran ○
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Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam', 'Islam is religion of terrorism' and 'Koran is burning', as he held the flaming book during a protest in west London on February 13.
Muslim knifeman who attacked protester who was burning Koran outside Turkish consulate avoids prison ○
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Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam', 'Islam is religion of terrorism' and 'Koran is burning', as he held a flaming Islamic text aloft during a protest in west London on February 13.
8 months ago
Man who burned Koran and shouted 'f*** Islam' faces imminent terrorist plot to murder him, police warn ○
Hamit Coskun, 50, was woken by officers at 2am on Saturday and told his life was in danger, according to his lawyers.