Hamit Coskun leaves the High Court as the Crown Prosecution Service appeals against the overturning of his conviction for burning the Koran. Coskun was convicted last June of a religiously aggravated public order offence after he held a flaming copy of the Islamic text aloft and shouted abusive comments outside the Turkish embassy on February 13 last year. The 51-year-old successfully appealed against his conviction. | MyLondon

Editor’s Note (July 5, 2023): This video follows a CBC News story published on Jan. 19, 2023 that has since been updated. As detailed in the Editor’s Note accompanying that article, while Crown prosecutors felt political pressure, CBC could not substantiate the content of the emails referenced here or confirm their existence. Read the full Editor’s Note here: www.cbc.ca/1.6719743 A staffer in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office contacted the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service about cases rela