Moroccan organisations in the Netherlands want Geert Wilders prosecuted for discrimination against Muslims — for a film no one has yet seen.
Death of Free Speech Update for Expatica (thanks to Sr. Soph):
THE HAGUE — Moroccan organisations in the Netherlands want the public prosecution department to prosecute Freedom party PVV leader Geert Wilders for discrimination against Muslims. If the justice department refuses, then the organisations will approach the court to force the prosecution department to take action.
Chairman of the National Moroccan Council (LBM) Mohamed Rabbae said this on Thursday, partly in response to the film on the Koran that Wilders is currently working on.
Rabbae says that the public prosecution department is hesitant to follow through on the many complaints filed against Wilders and that there is some fear of taking legal action against him. “We want to force that action,” says the former GroenLinks MP.
The public prosecution department received more than 40 complaints against Wilders after the MP called for the Koran to be banned. The justice department has not yet indicated whether the complaints will lead to prosecution.
The LBM, which claims to represent 200 organisations, says that Wilders is waging “racist politics” by constantly insulting Muslims and discriminating against them. “Wilders is a racist with regard to Islam. His comments are not aimed at a race, but at a religion and population group,” says Rabbae.
He’s a racist, but not toward a race. Got it.