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Story summary
- Hamit Coskun, a Turkish asylum seeker, burned a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish embassy in London and may have his acquittal overturned.
- Stephen Parkinson, director of public prosecutions, seeks to reinstate Coskun's conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence.
- Coskun, 51, was convicted of disorderly behavior, but that conviction was overturned on appeal.
- Campaigners say the prosecution could signal a return to blasphemy laws.
- The High Court will hear the case on Tuesday.
