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Flyboy

04-10-2010 19:48

Geert Wilders trial suspended after he verbally attacks judge

This guy really isn't doing himself any favours.

Telegraph: Geert Wilders trial suspended after he attacks judge

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Telegraph

Throwing down an open challenge to the court, Mr Wilders, 47, attacked the three judges sitting in the Amsterdam court for prosecuting him for "stating my opinion in the context of public debate".

"I can assure you, I will continue proclaiming it," he said.

However, proceedings were suspended for 24 hours, after Mr Wilders demanded that the court's presiding judge be replaced.

papa smurf

04-10-2010 20:11

re: Geert Wilders trial suspended after he verbally attacks judge

slightly misleading title perhaps it should read verbally attacks .

Tezcatlipoca

04-10-2010 21:02

re: Geert Wilders trial suspended after he verbally attacks judge

Two things:

- Please provide a link when starting a thread discussing a news item, so that the rest of us know what you are talking about.

- Do not copy & paste copyrighted text without providing a link or reference to the source.

:)

Here's a link, by the way... ;)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...cks-judge.html

Flyboy

04-10-2010 22:16

re: Geert Wilders trial suspended after he verbally attacks judge

Oops! :doh: Sorry, I was in a bit of a hurry and missed that. I'll try to make sure it isn't repeated. :)

Graham M

05-10-2010 01:01

Re: Geert Wilders trial suspended after he verbally attacks judge

Typical newspaper headline, I've amended the thread title slightly :)

danielf

05-10-2010 01:12

Re: Geert Wilders trial suspended after he verbally attacks judge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham M (Post 35103674)

Typical newspaper headline, I've amended the thread title slightly :)

Actually: a more correct title would be: 'Geert Wilders trial suspended pending an independent court review of Wilders's top brass lawyer's request that one of the judges be replaced following said judge's comments on Wilders's lawful decision to remain silent'. Admittedly, that would be a bit long. Then again: the present title is only correct in the sense that it has the chronological order right. The suggestion that the 'attack' and the suspension are related is still utter bolleaux.

Bottom line: the suspension has nothing to do with what Wilders did or did not say. It's about the Wilders team exersising their legal right to question the impartiality of one the judges. There will be a ruling regarding the suitability of the judge tomorrow and the case will continue (presumably) after that ruling.

frogstamper

08-10-2010 04:13

Re: Geert Wilders trial suspended after he verbally attacks judge

I honestly don't know if putting this odious man on trail is the right thing do, however distasteful his comments are he'll surely argue that free speech is a fundamental human right, and as far as I can see he has been very careful to not incite violence.
I can already see the headlines if he gets convicted, "one law for Islam and another for everybody else", of course thats ridiculous, but how many papers have tacitly implied the same over here?

papa smurf

08-10-2010 08:32

Re: Geert Wilders trial suspended after he verbally attacks judge

Quote:

Originally Posted by frogstamper (Post 35105629)

i don't think there is such a thing as true freedom of speech ,as someone's usually offended by something someone else says ,or some one is offended on behalf of others ;)

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