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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Aine Fox

Appeal to begin in case of man convicted over Koran-burning in London

Hamit Coskun is appealing against his conviction after burning a Koran in London (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

A man convicted after burning a Koran in London is to have his appeal heard amid warnings from free speech campaigners that the case was an attempt to bring back blasphemy law.

Hamit Coskun was found guilty having shouted “f*** Islam”, “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Koran is burning” while holding the flaming religious text aloft outside the Turkish consulate in London in February.

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