Today there is a seat back in the Wilders trial in the heavily guarded court at Schiphol. What can we expect?
1) What’s on the program?
The court today at 10:00 known which requests Geert Wilders the court granted. Wilders should come to court because of his controversial Moroccan-statements in March 2014.
2) What applications are they?
- hearing several expert witnesses
Wilders said that he wants to hear a number of people through his lawyer, Geert-Jan Knoops as an expert witness. That Maurice de Hond (pollster), Dick Schoof (the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism), Peter van Koppen (rechtspycholoog), Jaco Dagevos (Professor of Integration), Amos Guiora (American expert) and an anonymous witness. - statement about the hack / leak
Judgments shall be done by the court on the possible closure of the case. Lawyer Knoops has prompted because the draft pleadings was leaked a day before the pre-trial to the AD. Knoops would have clear where the leak is.
The Prosecution sees no reason to freeze the case. “Until now the leak has no consequences. There is no basis to suspend the case,” the prosecutor said. - Search for the leak
also Wilders has asked the court to investigate the leak. In addition to an examination of the lawyer, so Wilders wants that led the court investigates the leak of the draft pleadings. Wider than investigating lawyer Knoops. - Call for other courts
The PVV leader has one of the judges lawsuit treat asked to resign. According to him, the judge, Elianne van Rens, in the past criticized Wilders. They would be in the television Looking into the soul of a journalist Coen Verbraak the court’s decision at its previous process to assign to have criticized the disqualification of the judge.
Today will show whether the court shall respond to this call .
3) Is Geert Wilders himself present
We’re not sure?; but probably the PVV politician myself not to. His spokesman was not available for comment. Wilders’ lawyer announced that he officially has not had deregistration of his client.
However, it is unlikely that he himself was present in court. Tomorrow is in fact a debate about Ard van der Steur. The Minister of Security and Justice must explain his actions surrounding the attacks in Brussels. Wilders will probably prefer that debate. Knoops also think that the PVV leader prefers to be in the debate.
4) What about the investigation into the leak?
Adcoaat Knoops announces RTL News that he let experts examine whether it has been hacked. He does not expect that there will be more clarity in the short-term.
5) Does the Wilders’ lawyer, Geert-Jan Knoops say something?
That is unclear. The intention is that only the court spoke. Lawyer Knoops can still post notes or ask a question. But it can always fall through.
6) How long will it take
On paper it should be a short session: an hour will be normal. But you never know. It remains a special case, with an unusual suspect. The last session started at 9 o’clock in the morning and was only ended around 19:30.
Read all about the process in our special: the word
Opponents of the process: “This is the world upside down ‘
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