"For me, as the victim of Islamic terrorism, I cannot remain silent. I may be forced to flee the UK and move to the USA, where President Trump has stood for free speech and against Islamic extremism. If I have to do so, then, to me, the UK will have effectively fallen to Islamism and the speech codes that it wishes to impose on the non-Muslim world."
"A passerby, Moussa Kadri, slashed at him with a blade before kicking him when he fell to the ground. Kadri was handed a 20-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, for assault and Mr Coskun was charged with harassing the religious institution of Islam."
"Subsequently, Mr Coskun was convicted of a religiously aggravated public order offence and fined 240. That conviction was later overturned at Southwark Crown Court in October, as Mr Justice Bennathan argued, the right to freedom of expression must include the right to express views that offend, shock or disturb."
Mr Coskun sought asylum in the UK from Turkey and burned a Koran, saying Islamic terrorists had destroyed his family's life. A passerby, Moussa Kadri, slashed at him with a blade and kicked him; Kadri received a 20-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months for assault. Mr Coskun was charged with a religiously aggravated public order offence and initially accused of harassing the religious institution of Islam, with the charge later amended amid objections that it resembled abolished blasphemy laws. CPS lawyers said the prosecution targeted disorderly behaviour in public. Mr Coskun was fined £240, and that conviction was later overturned at Southwark Crown Court on free-expression grounds. The US State Department is reportedly considering allowing him refugee status if he flees Britain.
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