Post by redbaron on Jun 23, 2011 15:05:44 GMT
www.rnw.nl/english/article/wilders-extremely-happy-acquittal
Geert Wilders is a free man. After a trial that has dragged on for a year and a half, he has now been acquitted of all the charges against him.
It took the chief judge just twenty minutes to summarise the court’s ruling on five charges of inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims. The verdict was greeted with applause from Mr Wilders’ supporters in the public gallery. Mr Wilders himself stood up, grinning broadly, and patted his lawyer on the back in congratulation.
It took the chief judge just twenty minutes to summarise the court’s ruling on five charges of inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims. The verdict was greeted with applause from Mr Wilders’ supporters in the public gallery. Mr Wilders himself stood up, grinning broadly, and patted his lawyer on the back in congratulation.
The defence is happy, but so too is the prosecution. The public prosecutor will not appeal the verdict, since the prosecutors had also asked for acquittal.
