Dutch politician escapes prosecution
AMSTERDAM -- Controversial right wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders is planning a sequel to his anti-Muslim film “Fitna,” according to local daily De Telegraaf on Tuesday. The move comes after the Dutch Ministry of Justice on Monday decided not to prosecute him for inciting hatred of Muslims with his film denouncing the Koran.
Some forty complaints were filed against Wilders by both Muslim and non-Muslim organizations in the Netherlands after the release of “Fitna” on the Internet. A number of those orgs are thought to be considering appeals against the Dutch Prosecutors decision.
Wilders also was investigated for remarks published in the newspaper De Volkskrant calling the Koran fascist, and calling for it to be banned.
In a statement, Wilders told The Associated Press he was not surprised by the decision because he had stayed within the boundaries of Dutch law.
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