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Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders goes on trial again for hate speech
... firebrandsare noted more for audio volume and the quantity of spittle generated than for any actual logic in their arguments... MP with the peroxide-blonde hair snubs the court, leaving his defense lawyer to read out a statement to explain the no-show. "It is a political process and I have decided not to be present. It’s my right as a politician to speak out if there is a problem in the Netherlands," says Wilders’ statement. Prosecutors confirm they will not demand that he appear. Analysts say the highly-anticipated trial will test the boundaries of freedom of expression as general elections loom in March.
The trial focuses in part on a comment made at a March 2014 local government election rally, when Wilders asked supporters whether they wanted "fewer or more Moroccans in your city and in the Netherlands." When the crowd shouted back "Fewer! Fewer!" a smiling Wilders answered: "We’re going to organize that." His 2014 statements were met with outrage including from the small but vocal Dutch Moslem community. An avalanche of 6,400 complaints followed. EU declares Israel boycott protected as free speech [IsraelTimes] Palestinians hail EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini’s statement, but she stresses that the union ‘rejects the BDS campaign’s attempts to isolate Israel’
[Ynet] A Bosnian court has sentenced seven people to a total of more than 12 years in jail for joining ISIS in Syria and for illegally owning weapons. The court said Monday that the seven were found guilty of joining IS between 2013 and 2014. The sentences ranged from one year to three years. Of the 130 Bosnian citizens who had previously left, nearly 50 reportedly died in battles. Islamic State says it was behind murder of German teen [IsraelTimes] German authorities are investigating a claim by jihadist group Islamic State to be behind the mid-October murder of a teenage boy in Hamburg, a police spokeswoman said Sunday. IS-affiliated news agency Amaq reported on Saturday that the jihadist group had claimed responsibility for the October 16 knife attack. “A soldier of the Islamic State stabbed two individuals in Hamburg city on the 16th of this month,” the release said, in response to “calls to target the citizens of coalition countries” that are fighting IS in Iraq and Syria. “We are looking into the authenticity of the IS claim of responsibility,” the police spokeswoman told AFP. A specialist political crimes unit is now involved in the case, she added. Meanwhile, news agency DPA reported on Sunday that German federal prosecutors had “taken note” of the claim and may take over the case from regional authorities. Hamburg police reported a knife attack on the banks of the Alster river on the 16th. One victim, a 16-year-old boy, was fatally wounded, while a 15-year-old girl who was with him escaped unharmed after the attacker shoved her into the water. Police launched a dragnet but never found the man, described as aged 23-25 and of “southern” appearance. “The motive for the crime is unknown and is the subject of further investigation,” the October 17 police statement said. IS’s claim of responsibility included no further details about the attack or the perpetrator. | |||||
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 And how old are you? Twelve. I see. Have you ever worked back home? Yes - I was an engineer in Mosul. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-11-01 17:20 |
| #2 Oh, that side. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-11-01 15:41 |
| #1 Meanwhile: 'We are losing control of the streets' Merkel's Germany descends into lawlessness |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-11-01 09:47 |