Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Summary: This is what happened in the trial against Wilders – NU.nl

march 12, 2014: In the run-up to the municipal elections in The Hague, says PVV-leader Geert Wilders: “For these people, we do it now. Who is voting now on a party for a safe, secure and social city with less expenses and when possible also less Moroccans.”

19 march: After the victory, with his party, seven seats won in the Hague board, repeat Wilders his ruling. He asks: “do you Want to in this city and in the Netherlands more or less Moroccans?”, and the public “less, less” scandeert. Wilders concludes: “then are we going to arrange”.

march 22, 2014: Wilders takes his statement back after all the fuss that arose in the days after the elections. Several BLOGS of politicians left the party in protest. Also from other parties will Wilders ‘ fierce criticism for his statements. When the police come the first reports against Wilders.

October 9, 2014: The Public Prosecutor’s office investigates whether or not the Geert Wilders can sue. He is suspected of incitement to discrimination and hatred and insulting a group of people on grounds of race. In the months after the judgment 6400 declarations were received. Wilders calls his possible prosecution “disgraceful”. He argues Geert-Jan Knoops as his lawyer.

18, december 2014: The Public Prosecutor decides Geert Wilders actually prosecute. “Politicians may go far in their statements, that brings with it the freedom of speech, but that freedom is limited by the prohibition on discrimination,” said the ORDER.

may 25, 2015: During a so-called regiezitting says the Public Ministry sails to want to keep in the lawsuit. The defense of Wilders has therefore limited the time to documents and to hear witnesses.

October 30, 2015: The Dutch association of case-law from her worries about the criticism of Wilders, the Dutch rule of law. Wilders said a day earlier in DTelegraph , which gave it a “PVV-haatproces” is waiting for you. According to the association of officers of justice he pulls thereby the independence of the judiciary in doubt.

Overview: prosecution Geert Wilders

november 25, 2015: Geert Wilders calls for the court in the Hague to a “fair trial”. Several requests for witnesses to be heard by the court is not granted. “I am to be brought to justice to my words. While I have nothing wrong have said,” declared Wilders.

december 11, 2015: the court in The Hague agree to with the request of lawyer Knoops for several witnesses to be heard in the process.

march 3, 2016: People who feel aggrieved by the statements of Wilders demands a compensation of the politician. It does not say how high the amount is.

march 8, 2016: TO make officially known that Wilders is being persecuted. The indictment reads: the incitement to hatred and discrimination, and insults.

march 17, 2016: A day for the regiezitting is the written pleading of a lawyer Knoops leaked. Part of this is published in the AD, after de Volkskrant of the pieces offered had been given. Knoops suspect that he has been hacked. In the note state that Wilders Mark Rutte in the netherlands,Lodewijk Asscher, Ivo Opstelten, Ronald Plasterk, Frans Timmermans and terreurcoördinator Dick Schoof wanted to hear the case. That request was dismissed by the district court.

Also wanted three experts not for Wilders witnesses because they are not with the politician wanted to be associated, or because they feared for their safety. Wilders would be for the court to say that his statements in a "context" are done.

march 18, 2016: During the regiezitting says TO that in the case of Wilders, two fundamental rights against each other: the principle of non-discrimination and freedom of expression. According TO the freedom of expression is not absolute and should be a politician, the law is not violated.

Wilders calls the process in the meantime a "farce". The defense wants to delay the case because of the drain of the written pleading. The politician wants that one of the judges in the case step down, because they had previously publicly uitliet against the views of Wilders.

Also repeat Wilders again his position by stating that the Netherlands was a “Marokkanenprobleem”. “I take nothing back and have no regrets.”

april 7, 2016: The court reports that there is definitively no investigation into the leaking of the written pleading. The case is, therefore, not suspended.

Video: The statements of Geert Wilders:

This are the statements by Geert Wilders about Moroccans

september 23, 2016 of: Lawyer Knoops, it asks the judges in Amsterdam to the Public prosecution service is inadmissible to declare, in her complaint against Wilders. This requires Knoops the court to the case is not in treatment to take. According to Knoops, the society and the voters to the statements of Wilders and assess the statements of a politician, not a matter for a lawsuit. Wilders speaks about "klassenjustitie".

October 14, 2016: The process against Geert Wilders goes by. The judge declares it TO be admissible, which means that Wilders, however, is prosecuted for 'fewer Moroccans'-statements. According to the court, “must understand politicians because of their important social function to avoid it in their public expressions of intolerance feed. Where the border between them lies, is the subject of debate in this Dutch lawsuit.”

Wilders reacted on Twitter: “Persecuted for what millions of people think.”

October 26, 2016 of: The Public Prosecutor advises the court to the dozens of claims against Wilders. Forty Dutch demands 500 euro is of the PVV-leader. Justice considers that the claims do not meet the legal conditions for this purpose in a criminal trial.

The case begins on October 31.

By: NU.nl

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