(Dutch News) PVV leader Geert Wilders is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into possible political interference in his trial for discrimination and inciting hatred against people with a Moroccan background.
Broadcaster RTL Nieuws and the Telegraaf newspaper have both reported that there was contact between the then-justice minister Ivo Opstelten and the head of the public prosecution department about the case in 2014.
They also say that Opstelten was keen to see Wilders prosecuted for leading the anti-Moroccan chant at a pre-election meeting.
However, current justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus is refusing to send documents detailing the meetings — which had been officially denied — to parliament, saying there are “no (formal) indications” of interference by Opstelten.
