Standing trial for "insulting Islam", Geert Wilders has been the poster/whipping boy for those who want to roll over and give up to Islamists and jihadists. They want nothing less than Wilders to be the symbol of why it is not a good idea to question Islam. His trial is nothing more than a sham, a kangaroo court with no sense of right and wrong.
There is a glimmer of hope, as Wilders lawyers are filing a demand for dismissal of all charges, and it appears the court will rule on the request. If they have any balls at all, they will set Geert free and not pursue what is essentially the prosecution of free speech rights.
From TMC.net Feb 17
Preliminary objections to Geert Wilders' trial were heard by an another panel of judges last year, but that court stepped down when it became embroiled in allegations of potential bias against him.
The Wilders' defense team had a right to present its preliminary objections again, and if they are granted "then the case is over and out," Judge Marcel van Oosten said.
Wilders, the powerful head of the Freedom Party, faces charges of "inciting discrimination" for his remarks, which opponents say have led to more anti–Muslim discrimination. Wilders denies wrongdoing, saying he has a right to freedom of speech and that many Dutch voters support him.
Even before the first panel of judges was dismissed, prosecutors had conceded they didn't think their evidence was strong enough for a conviction.
Yet the proceeded anyway. Disgusting.
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There is a glimmer of hope, as Wilders lawyers are filing a demand for dismissal of all charges, and it appears the court will rule on the request. If they have any balls at all, they will set Geert free and not pursue what is essentially the prosecution of free speech rights.
From TMC.net Feb 17
Judge: Anti-Islam lawmaker can seek dismissal
AMSTERDAM (AP) — An Amsterdam court said Monday it will reconsider dismissing the hate speech trial of one of the country's most popular leaders, an anti–immigrant politician who compared Islam to fascism and called for a ban on the Quran.Preliminary objections to Geert Wilders' trial were heard by an another panel of judges last year, but that court stepped down when it became embroiled in allegations of potential bias against him.
The Wilders' defense team had a right to present its preliminary objections again, and if they are granted "then the case is over and out," Judge Marcel van Oosten said.
Wilders, the powerful head of the Freedom Party, faces charges of "inciting discrimination" for his remarks, which opponents say have led to more anti–Muslim discrimination. Wilders denies wrongdoing, saying he has a right to freedom of speech and that many Dutch voters support him.
Even before the first panel of judges was dismissed, prosecutors had conceded they didn't think their evidence was strong enough for a conviction.
Yet the proceeded anyway. Disgusting.
Read it all
1 comment:
For those interested, Geert Wilders has his own website and blog: http://www.geertwilders.nl/
It is an informative website highlighting the problem of the radical Islamization of Europe.
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