Prosecutors Ask to Drop Anti-Muslim Charges Against Dutch Lawmaker Geert Wilders

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

The criminal case against Geert Wilders appears to be unraveling.

Wilders, the controversial Dutch lawmaker and filmmaker known for his outspoken stances against Islam, was facing prosecution in his home country for allegedly inciting racial hatred. But prosecutors in the case said Friday they've asked the court to drop the charges.

The prosecutors now say that Wilders was targeting the religion, not Muslim individuals, and he has some leeway as a lawmaker to make statements about social problems, Reuters reported.

Earlier this month, Wilders appealed for freedom of expression and then exercised his right to silence as the trial began, at a time when his popularity and influence in the Netherlands are near all-time highs.

Wilders has compared Islam to Naziism and called for a ban on the Koran. He argues he has a right to freedom of speech and that his remarks were within the bounds of the law.
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Apparently, the Dutch don't have any real crime to worry about...

[SrWoodchuck]

WVR!

 

I'm glad they're backing off, Mr. Wilders.

 

He still has several "fatwa's" outstanding, and is pretty much fearless; in his well spoken 'rip' of violent Islam.