Tuesday, March 8, 2016

How is it going to work? Eight questions about the charges against Wilders – Yahoo! News

Why exactly Geert Wilders prosecuted? And how the prosecution will take matters? The editorial answers eight questions about the Wilders process.

Today’s indictment was announced against the PVV leader following his ‘less less’ decision.

1. What exactly is charged in the indictment
Geert Wilders for two offenses: the PVV leader would first have taken a deliberately insulting a group of people because of their race. Secondly, the PVV leader would have turned to hatred and / or discrimination against these people. Those are two facts together when you can convict someone.

2. For what Wilders’ statements doing?
They are two statements. During a campaign visit to the Hague Loosduinen district on March 12, 2014, Wilders said in a market that The Hague “a city with less expense and if possible less Moroccans should be. On the eve of the municipal elections a week later Wilders asked the room with PVV voters whether they wanted more or less Moroccans. Chanted “less, less, less.

3. How OM proceed?
“It’s a very extensive indictment,” said reporter Rick Konijnenbelt which will follow the Wilders trial. “Seven pages as much, and made up of many parts. You must realize that this is a unique case, for the OM. That’s why they put in very broad.” From the above facts are four ‘forms’, complicity; commit; provocation; and ‘doing complicity. “That was done on purpose, because if Wilders for a component is not prosecuted, he would still be prosecuted for any of the other points. So does the PPS decided to do it very wide, purely for security.”

4. How likely is that Wilders is found guilty?
“It is very difficult, because this is new for everyone,” says reporter Konijnenbelt. Several criminal lawyers think it is unlikely OM. Criminal Lawyer Richard van der Weide calls it “a waste of valuable time and manpower.”

5. Which sentence hanging over his head?
The maximum punishment for the above offenses is two years in prison. According Konijnenbelt a prison sentence but highly unusual in the Netherlands. “Typically, a fine is imposed.”

6. Wilders has previously been prosecuted for hate speech. When he was acquitted. What is the difference now
“The big difference with the previous process, is that he did then offensive statements about Islam which is a religion Now it’s about a group of people:.. Moroccans. and there lies the prosecution really the limit. “

7. How to respond to this charge?
Geert Wilders insists that he has said nothing wrong. “Nobody will leads me mouth,” he says to the Hague editors. “No Muslim terrorist death threats, no nonsense DA charges and no right to any judgment whatsoever.”

The Hague continues further still, as yet. Only the youth organization of the VVD, the JOVD, commented. “The trial against Geert Wilders is undesirable and will have failed,” they write. The JOVD calls for a change in the law to prevent political processes in the future. “By prosecuting people or politicians on the basis of something vague like insult is freedom of expression violated. The court would include never be the place for political opponents to silence or eliminate opinions mouth. Controversial, strange or disgusting views are fighting the best arguments, not by a judge, “said Matthijs JOVD chairman of Burgwal.

8. What will happen the next time?
until the case is substantively addressed in October at the court at Schiphol. The verdict is expected in December. Friday March 18 is a pre-trial scheduled in the criminal case against Wilders.

Reconstruction: Geert Wilders is being prosecuted for this reason:

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