Convicting man over Koran burning would reintroduce blasphemy law, court told

Man who burned Koran was attacked and spat at, court told

District Judge John McGarva will pass verdict on Monday

Verdict reserved in trial of FSU member over Koran burning

Deputy District Judge John McGarva has reserved judgment in the case of FSU member Hamit Coskun, who stood trial this week at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for burning a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish Consulate in London. The judge will now deliver his verdict at 11am on Monday.Hamit, 50, is a Kurdish-Armenian asylum-seeker from Turkey. As a committed atheist, his actions were, he says, a protest against the “Islamist government” of Pres…

'Criminalising Koran burning would reintroduce blasphemy law'

Hamit Coskun is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Criminalising Koran burning would be reintroducing blasphemy law, court told

Hamit Coskun is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Convicting man accused of setting fire to Quran could 'reintroduce blasphemy'

Hamit Coskun, 50, allegedly shouted 'F*** Islam', 'Islam is a religion of terrorism' and 'Koran is burning' as he held the flaming Islamic text up in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, on February 13.

Convicting man over Koran burning would reintroduce blasphemy law, court told

Hamit Coskun, 50, set fire to a copy of the holy book while shouting abusive slogans outside the Turkish consulate in London, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.