British Quran Desecrator May Receive US Asylum
He may receive protection from the United States if his legal fight fails in the UK, according to a report by the Daily Mail.
Hamit Coskun, who burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in Knightsbridge, London, last year, is waiting for a fresh court ruling after prosecutors challenged the overturning of his conviction.
American State Department officials are said to be monitoring the case and preparing assistance should he lose his hate crime appeal.
The incident dates back to February 13, 2025, when Coskun held the burning religious text above his head and shouted anti-Islam slogans during protest in Rutland Gardens.
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Born in Turkey and describing himself as half-Kurdish and half-Armenian, Coskun says he is an atheist.
He claims he travelled to Britain fearing violence in his home country and now believes he may have to leave the UK because of threats made against him.
Source: news18.com
