Wilders inciting hatred trial set for October - Main contents

Source: G. (Geert) Wilders i, published on Tuesday, April 27 2010.

MP Geert Wilders will go on trial for inciting hatred and discrimination in October, not June as first thought, the Volkskrant reports on Tuesday.

Amsterdam court said it had been forced to make the change because of scheduling problems. The court says it needs five days to hear evidence in the case.

The MP faces five charges religious insult and anti-Muslim incitement. In January, the public prosecution department extended the prosecution case to include inciting hatred of Muslims, Moroccans and non-Western immigrants.

Speech

Wilders presented his team of prospective MPs to the public at a tightly-orchestrated event in Rotterdam on Tuesday night. In his speech launching the PVV's campaign, Wilders said the party was going to 'reconquer' the Netherlands.

The PVV wanted to be part of the next cabinet, Wilders said: 'Without the PVV in government, the Netherlands will further slide into the swamp of politically-correct inaction.'

Support for the PVV has been sliding in the polls following the party's failure to capitalise on its victories in the local elections in March.

The latest Maurice de Hond poll puts the PVV in fourth place on 17 seats. Labour would have 33, the Liberals (VVD) 32 and Christian Democrats 27.

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This is good, because Wilders could get more undeserved publicity if the trial was before the elections.

By George | April 27, 2010 12:58 PM

Wilders said: 'Without the PVV in government, the Netherlands will further slide into the swamp of politically-correct inaction.'

What, by discriminating on entire groups of peoples, because of their faith and ethnicitty? No Muslims, Pols, Czechs and other "unclean people"?

As with the Amsterdam council, even Labour and the VVD would rathe form a coalition that touch the PVV..... anyhow, he will be banned from politics after the court case, story over.

By DvdH | April 27, 2010 2:39 PM

Wilders is a politician with backbone, unlike many of them. He will be around for a long time yet! PVV for success!

By Debbie | April 27, 2010 5:27 PM

This is a joke! Geert is under 24-hour protection from death threat and yet he is under prosecution?

Where is justice in the Netherlands?

By gogh | April 27, 2010 7:22 PM

i just remember now about a certain political party in Germany 1930s, with a manifesto based on nationalism, exclusion and Jews persecution. Change Jews by Muslims and you'll have foundations on PVV's manifesto is built.

Curiously such German party, had a hidden agenda when was elected and, its leader was go on trial too. What a thrilling chain of coincidences!

As everyone knows, that experience brought an extraordinary prosperity to German people.

By zenplus | April 28, 2010 7:36 PM

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