Wilders had right to make anti-Islamic statements, court hears

Dutch race-hate trial MP Geert Wilders had a right to issue public warnings about the spread of Islam in Europe and did nothing wrong, a court heard today.

Wilders, one of the Netherlands' most popular politicians, is charged with violating hate speech laws by equating Islam to Nazism, calling for a tax on "head rags" and advocating a ban on the Koran.