Dutch court will hear case against far-right MP
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AMSTERDAM Feb 3 (Reuters) - An Amsterdam court said on Wednesday it will hear the case against right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders on charges of inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims, rejecting his request to be judged in the Supreme Court.
In its ruling, the court rejected an assertion from Wilders' laywer, who argued in January at the start of the trial the Supreme Court should hear the case because as a politician, Wilders has a certain protection under freedom of speech laws. (Reporting by Harro ten Wolde)
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AnimalFarm wrote:
In the Netherlands, good has become evil and evil has become good. Have people lost their minds?
Irish67 wrote:
Okay, so when does the trial start for Muslims inciting hatred and discrimination aginst everyone else??
SirTennyson wrote:
I suppose the message is that the citizenry had better keep their mouths shut while Jihadists to go around gutting people with knives and plotting to blow up stuff. My God, we wouldn’t want to offend anybody, would we? By the way, how is that “George Soros – Open Society” approach to life working out for you?
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