Former Pakistani cricketer sentenced to 12 years over bounty on far-right figure

Geert Wilders was present as the court delivered its verdict (AP)

A Dutch court has sentenced a former Pakistani cricketer to 12 years in prison over allegations that he incited people to kill firebrand anti-Islam legislator Geert Wilders.

Khalid Latif, 37, stood accused of offering a bounty of some 21,000 euro (£18,000) to anybody who killed Mr Wilders.