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

Hamit Coskun, found guilty of religiously aggravated public order offence, was motivated at least in part by a hatred of Muslims', judge says

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".