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Far-Right Dutch Politician Wilders Convicted of Hate Speech

12-12-2016 < Red Ice Creations 91 145 words
 
Far-Right Dutch Politician Wilders Convicted of Hate Speech Populist and far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders was convicted of hate speech charges Friday near Amsterdam. The judges said no sentence will be imposed. Wilders, 53, leader of the Party for Freedom, was found guilty by a three-judge panel of inciting discrimination and "insulting a group" for a 2014 incident broadcast on national television, in which he led a chant at a political rally in The Hague; to the question "Do you want more or fewer Moroccans in the city and in the Netherlands?" he and the crowd shouted "Fewer, fewer." That action was enough to get Wilders convicted of hate speech charges, although Judge Hendrik Steenhuis said no sentence would be issued and that the conviction alone was sufficient punishment for a prominent politician. The trial was conducted on a military base…
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