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.
56 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.
4 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.
6 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.
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.
10 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.