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Ahead of his trial, in a quote released through the Free Speech Union, he said: ‘Encountering such treatment in a country like England, which I truly believed to be a place where freedom prevailed, was a real shock to me.’ His legal fees are being paid for by the Free Speech Union and the National Secular Society (NSS), who say they are defending them because they believe ‘no one should be compelled to observe the blasphemy codes of any religion, whether Christian or Muslim.’
Sarah Hooper, Metro, 28th May 2025.
