A statement on the Wilders trial: The 20th of January 2010 will be a crucial day for defending our freedom. This is the day when the political trial against Geert Wilders will start.
Yesterday, Geert Wilders was summoned by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) on behalf of the Court of Justice of Amsterdam.
The indictment reads: group insult of Muslims, incitement to hatred and discrimination against Muslims due to their religion and incitement to hatred and discrimination against non-western immigrants and / or Moroccans due to their race.Geert Wilders: "On the 20th of January 2010, a political trial will start. I am being prosecuted for my political convictions. The freedom of speech is on the verge of collapsing. If a politician is not allowed to criticise an ideology anymore, this means that we are lost, and it will lead to the end of our freedom. However I remain combative: I am convinced that I will be acquitted."
In earlier stages, the PPS did not see any reason to prosecute Mr. Wilders.
Bram Moszkowicz, the lawyer on the case at hand, has submitted a notice of objection to the summons on the point of group insult on behalf of Geert Wilders.Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled that even though it is indeed punishable to insult a group of people, it is not punishable to insult a religion as such. Due to this the order of the Court of Amsterdam on this point is deemed incorrect.
And here is the summons, from the District Court, Office of the Public Prosecutor, in Amsterdam:
SUMMONS OF THE ACCUSEDTo: name: Wilders
first names: Geert
born on: 06 September 1963 in Venlo
residing in: 2513 AA The Hague
address: Binnenhof 1 AI hereby summon you to on Wednesday 20 January 2010 at 09:00 o'clock appear as the accused at the hearing of the three-judge criminal division in the district of Amsterdam, Parnassusweg 220, in order to be tried on that which is specified below.
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