610:, Wilders said he was "fighting for one thing: the preservation of our culture, which is based on Christianity, Judaism and humanism – and not on Islam... While Islamization of our society grows, the political elite looks in the other direction and ignores the real problem, namely, the impending loss of our freedom. I am fighting not against Moslems, but against the influx of a totalitarian ideology called Islam." He has cited
418:. On 23 June 2011, Wilders was acquitted by the court of all charges, because his statements were, as presiding judge Marcel van Oosten put it, "acceptable within the context of public debate." Because both the public prosecutor and the defense requested complete acquittal, the verdict will most likely not be appealed, although some thought the plaintiffs might try to take the case before the
533:. The Muslims and Government Consultative Body said that "We are positive that this will contribute to a more respectful tone to the public debate." Abdelmajid Khairoun, Dutch Muslim Council chairman, expressed support, stating that "Muslim youngsters who make anti-Semitic remarks are prosecuted but Wilders' anti-Islamic remarks go unpunished".
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witness in the main trial, Hans Jansen, that the trial was justified. Moszkowicz wanted to hear this witness immediately regarding the alleged conflict of interest, but the court decided it would not hear the witness. The substitution chamber decided that this decision had an appearance of bias and awarded the substitution, thereby ordering a
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Wilders's lawyer to transfer the case to the Supreme Court due to Wilders status as an MP. The court overruled this objection against its jurisdiction. "Parliamentary immunity does not extend to what a public representative says or writes outside of parliamentary gatherings." said Jan Moors, one of the judges at the Amsterdam court.
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stand. His lawyer
Moszkowicz petitioned judges to drop the charge of insulting Muslims as a group, which he said would have little chance of winning a conviction. He cited a 2009 Dutch Supreme Court ruling that found insulting a religion is not the same as insulting followers of that religion, and not punishable under the current
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The court rejected 15 of
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Amsterdam court rejected, after a closed pretrial hearing, submissions by Wilders that one of the charges against him should be dropped or reduced. He argued that he had only criticized Islam and not its adherents, and that the charge of insulting Muslims as a group should not
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Wilders. Their statement said that "n a democratic system, hate speech is considered so serious that it is in the general interest to... draw a clear line" and that "the court also considers appropriate criminal prosecution for insulting Muslim worshippers because
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laws in June 2008 were dropped, with the public prosecution stating that
Wilders' comments contributed to the debate on Islam in Dutch society and had been made outside parliament. The office released a statement reading: "That comments are hurtful and offensive for a large number of Muslims does not
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Muslims, fomenting hate and discrimination against Muslims because of their religion, and fomenting hate and discrimination against non-Western foreigners or
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Schalken should not have talked to Jansen, the witness had not been influenced, and the case could continue. As in the first trial, the public prosecution argued that Wilders should be acquitted on all counts. On 1 June the hearings concluded, with
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because of a perceived bias against his client. Moszkowicz had unsuccessfully asked for substitution before. The second request was made because Tom
Schalken, one of the judges in the court of appeal case that ordered the prosecution of Wilders on 21 January 2009 had allegedly tried to convince a
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On 7 February 2011, the retrial started. In the period between the trials, police investigated the claims that appellate judge Tom
Schalken had tried to influence witness Hans Jansen. The new trial began with hearing the witnesses Schalken, Jansen, and Bertus Hendriks; the latter had hosted the
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On 23 June 2011, Wilders was acquitted of all charges, with Judge Marcel van Oosten noting that his statements, although "gross and denigrating," had not given rise to hatred against Muslims, and as such were "acceptable within the context of public debate." Van Oosten also said, however, that
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of the Netherlands. At his trial, he faced five counts of criminal offenses. The first charge was of criminally insulting Muslims because of their religion. The remaining four charges pertained to incitement of hatred and discrimination of Muslims,
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dinner party at which Schalken spoke to Jansen. Moszkowicz argued that the trial against Geert Wilders could not continue because the witness had been influenced. During the hearing of Hendriks, Moszkowicz claimed that Hendriks had committed
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When the trial resumed on 3 February, the judges decided who would be allowed to testify as witnesses. Wilders's desired witness list consisted of various experts on both the law and Islam, including university professors, radical imams, and
625:. Gerard Spong, a lawyer instrumental in getting the case heard, expressed his disappointment with the verdict, seeing the judge's ruling based on "public context" as vague. Theo de Roos, professor of law at the
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Moroccans because of their race. On 11 January 2010, the Dutch public prosecution service brought additional charges against him, charging him with hatred against Moroccans and non-Western immigrants.
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laws. The judge said that the indictment only put into practice an earlier court ruling that he should stand trial and that the defense had not put forward any new evidence to overturn the ruling.
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mean that they are punishable. Freedom of expression fulfils an essential role in public debate in a democratic society. That means that offensive comments can be made in a political debate."
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of comparisons between Islam and Nazism made by Wilders". If convicted, he could have been sentenced for up to 16 months of jail time or a fine of €9866.67. His lawyer
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Geert Wilders hate speech trial collapses in Netherlands
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and author of articles and books relating to Islam and
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Goldstein, Brooke M.; Meyer, Aaron (22 January 2009).
966:"Geert Wilders cleared of hate charges by Dutch court"
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Anthony Deutsch; Mark Hosenball (10 September 2012).
1038:"Holland declines to prosecute anti-Islam politician"
1554:"Dutch Politician on Trial for Anti-Muslim Comments"
69:. These statements included a call for a ban on the
820:"'Qur'an should be banned' – Wilders strikes again"
2090:. Supreme Court of the Netherlands. Archived from
1232:"Top lawyer to defend Dutch anti-Islam MP Wilders"
212:people in the Netherlands, and an organization of
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2028:"Dutch court rejects anti-Islam MP's bias claim"
1280:"Geert Wilders ontvangt dagvaarding voor proces"
1775:"Populist MP Wilders addresses Amsterdam court"
1677:"Van Gogh's killer rejected as Wilders witness"
1464:"Geert Wilders: on trial for telling the truth"
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178:Attempts to prosecute Wilders under Dutch anti-
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791:"Wilders bang voor 'tsunami van islamisering'"
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2144:"Worldwide reactions to Wilders' prosecution"
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2684:Official website of the Freedom Party (PVV)
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2433:"Dutch MP faces trial over anti-Islam film"
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1312:"Geert Wilders hate speech charges widened"
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1412:"Wilders to be tried for hate speech"
1204:"Holland Puts Offensiveness on Trial"
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2113:Liphshitz, Cnaan (23 January 2009).
1829:"Dutch hate speech trial to proceed"
1731:"Court limits Wilders' witness list"
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736:"Genoeg is genoeg: verbied de Koran"
268:Inciting hatred against non-western
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2338:Glick, Caroline (26 January 2009).
2208:"The cost of criticizing jihadists"
1529:"Wilders trial begins in Amsterdam"
1462:Murray, Douglas (28 January 2010).
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414:Geert Wilders asking the judges to
272:and Moroccans because of their race
106:The judges in the first trial were
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2626:"Audio: Geert Wilders and Feiglin"
2374:Morrow, Walker (6 February 2009).
1801:"Proces tegen Wilders aangehouden"
1495:Charter, David (20 January 2010).
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173:The Netherlands Shows True Colours
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1944:"Afwijzing klacht inzake Wilders"
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1139:Mock, Vanessa (22 January 2009).
1111:. 3 February 2009. Archived from
308:, the man who murdered filmmaker
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2058:Supreme Court of the Netherlands
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1256:Fokkens, J.W. (20 May 2009).
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1230:Kievit, Rob (2 March 2009).
1043:International Herald Tribune
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674:Hinke, Bart (23 June 2011).
522:called the case "alarming."
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2088:"Judgement of 23 June 2001"
2062:"Judgement of 23 June 2001"
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712:(in Dutch). 8 August 2007
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445:Investor's Business Daily
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2858:2010 in the Netherlands
2795:international reactions
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469:The Dallas Morning News
439:The Wall Street Journal
2240:The American Spectator
596:National Review Online
525:The Dutch center-left
457:The American Spectator
198:Nederland Bekent Kleur
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114:against Wilders, so a
608:Israel National Radio
346:Alpert Medical School
2873:Free speech case law
2817:German Freedom Party
2352:on 17 September 2011
2213:The Washington Times
451:The Washington Times
81:religion, described
27:, took place in the
2580:on 11 February 2010
2510:(29 January 2009).
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2184:on 22 November 2007
2038:on 19 December 2011
1982:on 17 February 2011
1948:Openbaar Ministerie
1665:on 25 January 2010.
1586:The Daily Telegraph
1469:The Daily Telegraph
1442:Openbaar Ministerie
937:Openbaar Ministerie
416:find him not guilty
200:, organisations of
2722:Het Wilders proces
2517:The New York Times
2345:The Jerusalem Post
2174:"Hate-Free Speech"
2094:on 6 February 2012
1865:on 6 February 2010
1833:Al Jazeera English
1809:. 2 September 2008
1638:Al Jazeera English
1476:on 31 January 2010
1115:on 5 February 2009
643:Criticism of Islam
627:Tilburg University
612:Gregorius Nekschot
542:legal defense fund
512:Mayor of Amsterdam
487:The Jerusalem Post
136:Dutch Constitution
48:criticism of Islam
42:The leader of the
23:, a member of the
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2801:Hate speech trial
2656:Party for Freedom
2652:"Creeping sharia"
2632:. 8 February 2010
2606:. 9 February 2010
2549:on 2 January 2010
2319:. 23 January 2009
1950:. 4 February 2011
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1781:. 20 January 2010
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1614:. 20 January 2010
1560:. 20 January 2010
1418:. 14 January 2010
1392:. 14 January 2010
1080:on 5 October 2008
939:. 15 October 2010
910:. 22 October 2010
884:. 9 February 2008
824:Radio Netherlands
769:Party for Freedom
734:(8 August 2007).
648:Freedom of speech
631:ethnic incitement
592:Islamic terrorism
578:Radio Netherlands
574:Party for Freedom
568:found that Dutch
555:published in the
538:Middle East Forum
508:Michael Bloomberg
367:, members of the
318:Leiden University
144:district attorney
110:due to perceived
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