Baron Bodissey
Gates of Vienna
10/12/2010
In the latest news from Amsterdam, the Public Prosecutor said today that Geert Wilders must be acquitted of one of the charges against him. Our Flemish correspondent VH has translated an article with the latest from Elsevier:
Prosecutor: acquittal for Wilders for group-insult
by Maartje Willems, Arne Hankel
[Tuesday, October 12, 2010] Geert Wilders must be acquitted of insulting Muslims and immigrants as a group. The Public Prosecutor (OM) said this Tuesday in court in Amsterdam…
…Aside from group-insult, the OM retains charges against the politician of incitement to hatred and discrimination. These facts will be discussed on Friday, when the prosecutors complete their story and make their case known.
The OM also said earlier today that none of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Geert Wilders should receive a compensation. According to the OM, it has not been proven that the complainants have been directly harmed by the expressions of the PVV leader…
VH adds this note:
On Friday the prosecution will formulate a sentence against Wilders. The argumentation that proceeds the final requirement began this Tuesday, and will — due to the length of it — be continued and concluded on Friday.
The complete article is at Gates of Vienna.
Also at Gates of Vienna, More on the Wilders Case from Geenstijl and The Left Breaks Its Silence on Islam
