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A man who burnt a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London has been found guilty of religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress by Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He has been ordered to pay a fine of £240 and surcharge of £96. With welcome clarity, the judge said that the current prosecution was not ‘an… Read more »
The trial of a man who burned a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in protest of the President of Turkey has just concluded. The man stood trial for racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress at Westminster Magistrates Court. The outcome is pending. Humanists UK has expressed concern that this might amount to… Read more »
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John Prescott has described films depicting the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as “quite deplorable”. The deputy prime minister said it was “totally unacceptable” for recordings, presumably including the two and a half minute mobile phone video currently circulating on the internet, to be made and said those responsible should be “ashamed”. His… Read more »
The government says it respects the decision made by its Iraqi counterpart to execute former president Saddam Hussein. But foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has reiterated Britain’s opposition to the death penalty. Saddam was executed this morning at 06:00 local time (03:00 GMT) in Baghdad, 27 years after he first came to power. The former dictator,… Read more »
