"many Muslims find desperately upsetting and offensive"
"must include the right to express views that offend, shock or disturb"
Hamit Coskun, 51, burned a copy of the Quran and shouted abusive comments about Islam while holding the flaming book aloft in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, on 13 February. In June, Westminster Magistrates' Court found him guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence and fined him £240. At Southwark Crown Court, Mr Justice Bennathan overturned the conviction on appeal. The judge said that while burning a Quran might be something many Muslims find desperately upsetting and offensive, the right to freedom of expression must include the right to express views that offend, shock or disturb. The appeal decision prioritized freedom of expression in this case.
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