英国法院以言论自由保护为由,维持对在土耳其大使馆外焚烧可兰经的人的无罪开释。 UK court upholds acquittal of man who burned Koran outside Turkish embassy, citing free speech protection.

联合王国高等法院维持了对Hamit Coskun的无罪判决,Hamit Coskun于2025年2月在土耳其大使馆外焚烧了《古兰经》,驳回了皇家检察署的上诉。 The UK High Court has upheld the acquittal of Hamit Coskun, who burned a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in February 2025, rejecting a Crown Prosecution Service appeal. 法院裁定,他的行动虽然具有攻击性,但不符合宗教加重的公共秩序犯罪的法律门槛,重申刑法应保护免受伤害,而不是侵犯。 The court ruled that his actions, while offensive, did not meet the legal threshold for a religiously aggravated public order offence, affirming that criminal law should protect against harm, not offense. 运动者赞扬这一决定捍卫了言论自由,反对间接恢复亵渎法的努力。 Campaigners praised the decision as a defense of free speech and a rejection of efforts to revive blasphemy laws indirectly. 批评者,包括保守派政治家和美国官员,质疑检方的依据,并要求审查CPS处理此案的情况。 Critics, including Conservative politicians and US officials, questioned the prosecution’s basis and called for a review of the CPS’s handling of the case. 这项裁决强化了这种公开言论,即使具有深刻的挑衅性,除非煽动暴力或严重混乱,否则仍然受到保护。 The ruling reinforces that public speech, even when deeply provocative, remains protected unless it incites violence or serious disorder.