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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sammy Gecsoyler and PA Media

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

Hamit Coskun leaves Westminster magistrates court after the ruling
Hamit Coskun, who was given a £240 fine, called his prosecution ‘an assault on free speech’. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

A 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 assault on free speech”.

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