Geert Wilders boycotts start of hate speech trial in the Netherlands

Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has boycotted the opening of his hate speech trial in the Netherlands.

Geert Wilders boycotts start of hate speech trial in the Netherlands
Mon, 31 Oct, 2016 - 12:39

Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has boycotted the opening of his hate speech trial in the Netherlands.

His lawyer, Geert-Jan Knoops, read out a statement in which Wilders called his case a "political trial" targeting freedom of speech.

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