Far-right politician Wilders' discrimination conviction upheld by Dutch Supreme Court
- World
- Reuters
- Published Date: 01:53 | 06 July 2021
- Modified Date: 02:24 | 06 July 2021
The Dutch Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the discrimination conviction of politician Geert Wilders for insulting Moroccans as a group, in a legal defeat for the far-right populist known for his anti-Islam rhetoric.
Wilders had demanded a retrial of his case, after an appeals court last year had upheld his conviction over remarks made in 2014, as he said his trial was politically motivated. No prison sentence or fine was imposed.
- Sydney COVID-19 lockdown to be extended for another week -media reports
- Tunisia reports daily record near 8,000 coronavirus cases and 119 deaths
- Brazil registers 1,780 new COVID-19 deaths
- Dutch royals meet Merkel after visit to Berlin's Reichstag building
- Legal complaint over lead pollution from Notre-Dame fire