Dutch MP who criticised Islam faces trial

A Dutch court ordered prosecutors to try Geert Wilders, an anti-immigration member of parliament, January 2009, for incitement to hatred and discrimination after he compared Islam to Nazism.

ESO: Background information http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-pm-issues-warning-on-film-about-koran/

BBC News, 21.1.09: Islam film Dutch MP to be charged http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7842344.stm

NRC Handelsblad, 21.1.09: Geert Wilders prosecuted for hate speech http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2126874.ece/Geert_Wilders_prosecuted_for_hate_speech

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 21.1.09: Geert Wilders to be prosecuted for inciting hatred http://static.rnw.nl/migratie/www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/090121-geert-wilders-redirected

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