The trial of Hamit Coskun, accused of burning the Qur'an and making hostile statements about Islam, raises significant legal and societal questions. His defense argues that prosecuting such actions amounts to reintroducing blasphemy laws, which were abolished in England and Wales in 2008. Coskun claims a right to criticize Islam without our use of offensive language. The case challenges the boundaries of free speech in the UK, particularly concerning religious sensitivities, drawing parallels to historical blasphemy laws still present in Northern Ireland.
To render such an act a criminal offence is tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law in relation to Islam, rendering the Qur'an a specially protected object in the UK.
Hamit Coskun stated that he has the right to criticize Islam but clarified that he does not like using swear words.
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