The Dutch government would be foolish to arrest him, and they won't. --- speculation noted.
On Thursday, October 9, 2014 11:47:59 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: > > I doubt very seriously if Wilders believes he has any legal problems. > Wilders has over a 73 percent approval rating in Holland, and all > throughout Europa. The Dutch government would be foolish to arrest him, > and they won't. > > > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 12:26 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> just letting you know about your brethren and his legal problems. >> >> On Thursday, October 9, 2014 9:44:48 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: >>> >>> Not an American concern? Why are you posting this? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 9:58 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> By Thomas Escritt >>>> >>>> AMSTERDAM, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Dutch authorities moved closer toward >>>> prosecuting far-right politician Geert Wilders on Thursday, naming him as >>>> a >>>> suspect and summoning him for interrogation over alleged racist remarks he >>>> made in March. >>>> >>>> Wilders will be questioned on suspicion of insulting a group on the >>>> basis of race and inciting discrimination and hatred, prosecutors said in >>>> a >>>> statement. If convicted, he could face up to a year in prison or a fine of >>>> up to 7,400 euros ($9,400). >>>> >>>> Wilders, whose controversial brand of anti-immigration, anti-Muslim >>>> populism has propelled his Freedom Party to second place in opinion polls, >>>> provoked widespread condemnation when he called for "fewer Moroccans" at a >>>> campaign rally in March. >>>> >>>> Interrogating a suspect is the final step in the process of bringing >>>> charges, prosecutors said. A spokeswoman stressed no decision had yet been >>>> taken about charging Wilders but said there was a "significant chance" he >>>> would end up in court. >>>> >>>> "I'm furious ... that I am being investigated by prosecutors and will >>>> probably end up in court," Wilders told journalists in parliament after >>>> learning of the summons. >>>> >>>> Prosecutors received over 6,400 complaints and several of his party's >>>> most prominent lawmakers resigned from the party after Wilders asked >>>> supporters at a rally in The Hague if they wanted "more or fewer Moroccans >>>> in this city?" >>>> >>>> The crowd chanted: "Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!" Wilders smiled and responded: >>>> "We'll take care of that." >>>> >>>> In a later interview with broadcaster RTL Z, he said "Moroccan scum" >>>> should leave the Netherlands. Moroccans were over-represented in crime >>>> statistics and in the number of people receiving social benefits, he >>>> argued. >>>> >>>> Wilders, who has lived for many years under 24-hour police protection >>>> after receiving death threats because of an anti-Islamic film he made, >>>> called the decision to interrogate him "incomprehensible". >>>> >>>> "I'm combative and angry. I said what millions of people feel," he told >>>> reporters. "It's a scandal that when the world is in flames, prosecutors >>>> choose to focus on a lawmaker who points out problems." >>>> >>>> Prosecutors should focus on the phenomenon of Dutch citizens going to >>>> fight in Syria, "more than three quarters of whom are Moroccans," he added. >>>> >>>> Wilders has a history of statements that upset Muslims and Eastern >>>> European migrant workers. >>>> >>>> He was prosecuted for hate crimes and discrimination in 2007 for >>>> calling Islam a fascist ideology but acquitted four years later when a >>>> judge ruled that criticising a religion was not the same as racism. >>>> >>>> "This time the remarks were directly aimed at a certain population >>>> group - all Moroccans are put in the same box," said prosecution >>>> spokeswoman Nicolette Stoel. >>>> >>>> The Netherlands, which long prided itself on its liberalism, admitted >>>> millions of immigrant workers from Morocco and Turkey to fill jobs in an >>>> expanding economy after World War Two. >>>> >>>> But attitudes have hardened as growth has slowed and jobs have become >>>> scarce, propelling a string of anti-immigration politicians to the top of >>>> opinion polls over the past decade. 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