“Court ignores ‘religious hostility’ of Turk who held knife to Christian’s throat” — “Karasu had denounced the Christian as a ‘missionary dog’ who had betrayed Turkey by leaving Islam and evangelizing others.” Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate, secular Turkey. “Assailant in Street Attack in Turkey Ordered Released,” from Compass Direct News, February 12:
ISTANBUL, February 12 (CDN) — An Istanbul court has ordered the release of a jailed Turk who publicly threatened and held a knife to the throat of a Christian he attacked six months ago.
In a ruling on Wednesday (Feb. 10), the Kadikoy Seventh Court of First Instance convicted Yasin Karasu, 24, of making death threats and mounting an armed attack against Ismail Aydin. Shouting to attract passersby as he held a knife to Aydin’s throat on Aug. 3, Karasu had denounced the Christian as a “missionary dog” who had betrayed Turkey by leaving Islam and evangelizing others.
The crime is punishable by four years in prison, but Justice Tahsin Dogan ruled that Karasu should be released unconditionally, without serving the remainder of his sentence….