Half Indonedian half Dutch born in the Netherlands. He's the far right Dutch politician who used to be Independent and before that People's Party for Freedom
and Democracy. They say he's the Dutch Donald Trump. You think he'll win despite being convicted of hate speech?
Netherlands: Support for Dutch anti-immigrant politician Geert Wilders increases after discrimination conviction
Support for Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders and his PVV (Freedom Party) party is soaring after his conviction for discriminating against Moroccans.
According to a poll conducted by the Maurice de Honde institute, the PVV is now the most popular party in the Netherlands and would win 36 of 150 parliamentary seats if elections were held today, making it the largest group.
It comes despite judges ruling on 9 December that "The inflammatory character of the way in which (Wilders') statements were made have incited others to discriminate people of Moroccan origin." Despite prosecutors demanding he be fined ?5,000 (£4,300), no penalty was imposed.
Wilders was prosecuted for statements made at an election rally in 2014, in which he asked supporters if they wanted "fewer or more Moroccans in your city and in the Netherlands". When the crowd shouted back "Fewer! Fewer!" a smiling Wilders answered: "We're going to organise that."
Police said that they had received more than 6,400 complaints about the comments, and during the trial prosecutors said Wilders needed to be held to account for racist remarks.
Wilders said he will appeal the verdict, and accused prosecutors and the judges of attempting to stifle freedom of speech. He boycotted most of the trial, including the day on which the verdict was delivered.
and Democracy. They say he's the Dutch Donald Trump. You think he'll win despite being convicted of hate speech?
Netherlands: Support for Dutch anti-immigrant politician Geert Wilders increases after discrimination conviction
Support for Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders and his PVV (Freedom Party) party is soaring after his conviction for discriminating against Moroccans.
According to a poll conducted by the Maurice de Honde institute, the PVV is now the most popular party in the Netherlands and would win 36 of 150 parliamentary seats if elections were held today, making it the largest group.
It comes despite judges ruling on 9 December that "The inflammatory character of the way in which (Wilders') statements were made have incited others to discriminate people of Moroccan origin." Despite prosecutors demanding he be fined ?5,000 (£4,300), no penalty was imposed.
Wilders was prosecuted for statements made at an election rally in 2014, in which he asked supporters if they wanted "fewer or more Moroccans in your city and in the Netherlands". When the crowd shouted back "Fewer! Fewer!" a smiling Wilders answered: "We're going to organise that."
Police said that they had received more than 6,400 complaints about the comments, and during the trial prosecutors said Wilders needed to be held to account for racist remarks.
Wilders said he will appeal the verdict, and accused prosecutors and the judges of attempting to stifle freedom of speech. He boycotted most of the trial, including the day on which the verdict was delivered.
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