Monday, June 30, 2008

Charges dropped against Wilders

THIS is excellent news. The prosecutors have decided that Wilders comments are "part of a legitimate debate."

From the ever vigilant folks, Watcher and Pounce, over at Eye on The World:

Holland drops charges of Muslim incitement against Wilders.

(IsraelNN.com) Dutch prosecutors have dropped charged against legislator Geert Wilders, whose film exposing the connection between the Koran and Muslim terrorism sparked charges that he incited hatred. The prosecutor's office said the film may have been insulting to Muslims but that there was no criminal offense.The Associated Press reported that Wilders said he was not surprised by the decision, which stated that the legislator's comments were part of a legitimate debate.
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