Hate speech against Dutch-Moroccans : Geert Wilders’ appeal to take place on Tuesday

Geert Wilders’ appeal against a previous verdict pronounced against him for discriminating Moroccans will take place on Tuesday in the high security court at Schiphol, Netherlands, reports NLTimes.

The Dutch politician and the current leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV), who was convicted of hate speech and wasn't given a punishement appealed alongside the Public Prosecutor.

«The court booked two days this week for the start of this appeal», states the same source adding that «this week’s session will be so-called pro-forma hearings». Geert Wilders and his lawyer are set identify the points they disagree with in the first ruling.

For the record, Wilders told the crowds in 2014 that «the Hague should be a city with fewer problems, if possibe, fewer Moroccans». He then asked his followers whether they want more of fewer Moroccans in the city and they chanted repeating «fewer, fewer, fewer».

He was found guilty on the 9th of December 2016 and the court ruled indicating that : «partly in view of the inflammatory nature and manner of these staments, others were herby incited to discriminate against persons of Moroccan origin».

Right after the ruling was issued, the politician appealed arguing that «Moroccans are not a race and people who say something about Moroccans are not racist. I am not racist and neither are my voters».