A Man Is Convicted and Fined for Burning a Copy of the Quran in London

Man fined after burning Qur’an outside Turkish consulate in London

Hamit Coskun, found guilty of religiously aggravated public order offence, was ‘motivated at least in part by a hatred of Muslims’, judge saysA man has been fined after he set fire to a Qur’an outside the Turkish consulate in London, in an act that was deemed “motivated at least in part by a hatred of Muslims” by a judge.Hamit Coskun, 50, who was found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence on Monday, called his prosecution “an …

Man Convicted For Burning Quran Outside London's Turkish Consulate

A man who set fire to a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London was found guilty of committing a religiously aggravated public order offence, in a verdict critics said effectively reinstated an abolished blasphemy law.

Hamit Coskun fined after burning a copy of the Quran in London

Hamit Coskun shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming Islamic text aloft.

Derby man who burnt Koran sparks free speech debate as he's fined £240

His supporters - the Free Speech Union (FSU) and the National Secular Society (NSS) - say they will appeal the decision

Man who burned Quran guilty of religiously aggravated public order offence

Hamit Coskun, 50, held the flaming Islamic text aloft before being attacked by a passerby

Man convicted after burning Koran outside Turkish consulate in London

The defence had said Hamit Coskun should be protected to "express his personal criticism of Turkey and its stance on Islam" - and argued a conviction would effectively revive blasphemy laws.