Religions aren’t people
Dutch Chief Public Prosecutor Leo de Wit told the Dutch media on Monday he will not prosecute legislator Geert Wilders for remarks he made about Islam. Although Wilders’ remarks were “offensive to Muslims,” he was talking about Islam as a religion and not Muslims as individuals and, therefore, did not violate Dutch discrimination legislation nor incite to violence.
Attorney Els Lucas and the group of Muslims who filed the complaint with the police last summer said they would now request the Dutch court go through a special legal procedure, called “Article 12,” to force the justice department to prosecute Wilders after all.
Tuesday 01 Jul 2008 | Paul | The Netherlands
