UK high Court Backs Quran Desecrator

IQNA – The UK’s High Court refused to overturn the quashing of the conviction of a man for desecrating a copy of the Quran.

Hamit Coskun had burned a Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London last year. 

He has won his latest court battle after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) failed in a bid to overturn his acquittal at the High Court.

Coskun had been cleared of a religiously aggravated public order offence following a prolonged legal dispute stemming from the incident, during which he set fire to the Islamic Holy Book in public and was subsequently attacked by a knifeman at the scene.

Coskun was originally convicted but successfully appealed the ruling at Southwark Crown Court in October.

The CPS sought to challenge that acquittal, but its attempt was rejected this week, bringing the latest phase of the case to a close.

In the run-up to the High Court decision, US President Donald Trump had indicated he was prepared to offer Coskun asylum in the United States if the ruling had gone against him.

Source: europeanconservative.com