Wilders challenges court hearing

DutchNews.nl
January 13, 2010

http://www.legal-project.org/article/593

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Anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders was in court in Amsterdam on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to head off part of next week's court case against him for inciting hatred against Muslims.

Wilders' lawyer Bram Moszkowicz told reporters outside the court that Wilders hopes the court will decide that he should not be prosecuted for 'collective insult' - or targeting a particular group of people on the basis of their race or nationality.

Wilders has always stated that he is targeting Islam, not Muslims themselves.

Wednesday's appeal follows a decision by the public prosecution service to also charge the PVV party leader with inciting hatred against Muslims, Moroccans and non-Western immigrants, the Volkskrant reports. Wilders already faced general charges of inciting hatred and discrimination.

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