Tue, 29 May 2012
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Muslims told judges trying anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders for hate speech Monday that he was dangerous, dividing a multicultural society that used to cohabit peacefully.
"Mr Wilders is a dangerous ideologist who has divided Dutch society," Naoual Abaida, a trainee lawyer with a native Dutch mother and Moroccan father, told the court.
"I am asking you to protect me as a Muslim and a Moroccan against Mr Wilders," she said, referring to his "Islam-bashing" and "insulting, polarising language".
Wilders, 47, went on trial on October 4 for inciting hatred by calling Islam "fascist" and likening the Koran to Hitler's "Mein Kampf".
The prosecution service asked the court for his acquittal last Friday, saying his criticism, though hurtful, was not criminal.
On Monday, lawyers for Wilders' accusers -- a group of individuals from around the country -- asked for a guilty verdict and a symbolic damages award of one euro.
"We are the daily target of xenophobic statements," Mohamed Rabbae, politician and activist, told the judges as Wilders looked on, occasionally lifting his eyebrows or making faces.
"Our children have become unsure about their future ... in this climate of discrimination, hate and enmity as propagated by Mr Wilders."
This in turn caused "anger, bitterness and a deepening of the divide between Muslims and native Dutch", said Rabbae.
In June 2008, the prosecution service dismissed dozens of complaints against the politician, citing his right to freedom of speech.
But appeals judges ordered in January 2009 that he stand trial as his utterances amounted to "sowing hatred" -- compelling the prosecution to mount a case against him.
Wilders, who will give parliamentary support to a new, rightist coalition government inaugurated last Thursday, risks up to a year in jail or a 7,600-euro fine for comments made in his campaign to "stop the Islamisation of the Netherlands".
Wilders' defence lawyer will make his case on Tuesday and Friday.
Judgment is expected on November 5.
© 2010 AFP
There they go again. If these Death Cult members can't get their own way with threats and bullying, they bring out their gold plated "Victim Cards". They are right when they say that they live "along side" the Western population, they are correct; they seldom if ever make any attempt to integrate, which is why there is so much concern about them.
Who is it that needs 24 Hour police protection? Oh, I remember, its Geert Wilders, he has to be protected from followers of "the religion of peace".
Naoual Abaida doesn't need to be taught about hate. Her faith, culture and political ideology is filled with it.
"I am asking you to protect me as a Muslim and a Moroccan against Mr Wilders"
oh, so she is muslim and moroccan first, and there is no mention of being a dutch. And what is she afraid of? That Geert will stab her to death while she is cycling down the street, all the while shouting allah-ho-akbar.
I hope the judges see her statement for what it is - pure deception, as allowed by her political ideology pretending to be a religion.
Geert is committed to Constitution of Denmark, so he was no greed/scope/reward/Fatwa/Holy duty for stoning rape victims, raping some one to de-virgin in order to inflict punishment some punishment as virgin can not be put to death, breast suck co-workers, burn cities, libraries, blast idols.
Now those who believe in all above mention act need protection from Geert?
Protect Holland and rest of the World from
Hate
Absurdity
Jihad
mr geert fielders and much more like him dont do nothing except shouting and the high class of the dutch society know those ppl well
some 1 who is painting his hair to be like dutch or coz amorrocon toke his girl friend .
i be crazy and follow such peanut head !!!
and there is alot of good ppl every where in each religion as much as bad . !!
its crazy !!
expat living in holland !
and ill be dutch and in my heart my other nationality like every ome of us that his circumstances lead him to leave his land for WHATEVER !
to who ever stuiped PEANUT but your self in the place of the other person and lets see if you can be jutstice !
There they go again. If these Death Cult members can't get their own way with threats and bullying, they bring out their gold plated "Victim Cards". They are right when they say that they live "along side" the Western population, they are correct; they seldom if ever make any attempt to integrate, which is why there is so much concern about them.
Who is it that needs 24 Hour police protection? Oh, I remember, its Geert Wilders, he has to be protected from followers of "the religion of peace".
Naoual Abaida doesn't need to be taught about hate. Her faith, culture and political ideology is filled with it.
"I am asking you to protect me as a Muslim and a Moroccan against Mr Wilders"
oh, so she is muslim and moroccan first, and there is no mention of being a dutch. And what is she afraid of? That Geert will stab her to death while she is cycling down the street, all the while shouting allah-ho-akbar.
I hope the judges see her statement for what it is - pure deception, as allowed by her political ideology pretending to be a religion.
Geert is committed to Constitution of Denmark, so he was no greed/scope/reward/Fatwa/Holy duty for stoning rape victims, raping some one to de-virgin in order to inflict punishment some punishment as virgin can not be put to death, breast suck co-workers, burn cities, libraries, blast idols.
Now those who believe in all above mention act need protection from Geert?
Protect Holland and rest of the World from
Hate
Absurdity
Jihad
mr geert fielders and much more like him dont do nothing except shouting and the high class of the dutch society know those ppl well
some 1 who is painting his hair to be like dutch or coz amorrocon toke his girl friend .
i be crazy and follow such peanut head !!!
and there is alot of good ppl every where in each religion as much as bad . !!
its crazy !!
expat living in holland !
and ill be dutch and in my heart my other nationality like every ome of us that his circumstances lead him to leave his land for WHATEVER !
to who ever stuiped PEANUT but your self in the place of the other person and lets see if you can be jutstice !
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