Stabbing someone to defend Islam from an insult carries no consequences in the United Kingdom.
The trial of a Muslim who wanted to stab a man burning the Qur'an ended with a suspended sentence. He said, «I only wanted to protect the religion.».
Frame from the Muslim pursuing the activist.
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On 13 February 2025, outside the Turkish consulate in London, a man who defines himself as a victim of Islamism. He burned a Qur'an in protest.. According to the report, Daily Mail, the half-Armenian, half-Kurdish Turk Hamit Coskun He burned a copy of the Qur'an while shouting that «Islam is the religion of terrorism."«.
Body He is an asylum seeker who fled Turkey because of Islamist pressure. Since the burning of the Qur'an, he has been living under a death threat.. The justice system initially tried to imprison him. on the charge of «harassing a religious institution». Activists and the National Secular Society (NSS) succeeded in having him tried only for public order offences. According to this association, The intention of the British justice system was to apply a blasphemy charge to him through the back door..
At the trial against Coskun, he was found guilty of a public order offence aggravated by religious hostility, as his actions were interpreted as being motivated by hatred towards Muslims and He was fined £240..
The judge says he burned «the sacred Quran»
On the day of the incident, the Muslim Mousra Kadi, when he saw the man's actions, reproached him for what he was doing, argued with him and said: «I'll be back, I'll kill you». He went upstairs, then came back with a knife. and tried to stab the arsonist. The recorded footage shows Kadri threatening Coskun with a large knife while the victim tried to protect himself with the burning book. Eventually, Coskun fell to the ground and the attacker spat on him and kicked him. When the police arrived, Kadri justified himself by saying “I protect my religion«.
At the trial against Kadri He pleaded guilty to charges of assault and possession of a bladed weapon in a public place. and it was justified by the indignation of the moment. The judge has sentenced him to 20 weeks in prison, but the sentence has been suspended for 18 months. In addition, he will have to carry out 150 hours of community service and complete 10 days of rehabilitation.
In the judge's view, the defendant's remorse must be taken into account and that “His reaction was a momentary outburst in response to what he perceived as a deeply offensive act against the holy book.” The magistrate described his reaction as “unfortunate”and he stated that “the use of knives is a problem”. He considered that imprisonment would be disproportionate. in view of the defendant's remorse and that «his religion was being attacked».
Reactions to the judgment have not been long in coming. Lord Young, Secretary General of the Free Speech Union, has warned that the court decision “It sends a green light to any Muslim who wants to impose an Islamic blasphemy by taking justice into their own hands.”. For his part, Stephen Evans, executive director of the National Secular Society, has pointed out that “Freedom of expression should never be met with violence.” and that even the criticism or destruction of religious texts forms part of freedom of expression in a democratic society.
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