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By Aaron Eitan Meyer | Tue, 13 Oct 2009, 10:56 PM | Permalink
On October 13th, the United Kingdom's Asylum and Immigration Tribunal issued a ruling overturning an earlier decision by the Home Office to refuse entry to Dutch member of parliament Geert Wilders, on the absurd grounds that his presence in the UK might represent a "threat to public order and public harmony."
Tribunal Judge CMG Ockleton was clear in his reasoning, as The Guardian reported,
"Substantial evidence of actual harm would be needed before it would be proper for a government to prevent the expression and discussion of matters that might form the opinions of legislators, policy makers and voters," he said.
However, it appears that the Home Office is insistent upon justifying its earlier decision. As reported by BBC News, the Home Office expressed "disappointment" with the decision, stating that "The decision to refuse Wilders admission was taken on the basis that his presence could have inflamed tensions between our communities and have led to inter-faith violence. We still maintain this view."
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