(NL Times) On the second day of the appeal in the hate-speech trial against PVV leader Geert Wilders on Thursday, claimants could demand compensation from the politician and explain why they think they deserve it. Demands ranged from apologies to actual monetary amounts between a symbolic 1 euro to over 30 thousand euros, NU.nl reports.
Wilders is on trial for statements he made about Moroccans while campaigning in The Hague [in] 2014. He asked a cafe full of people whether they want “more or fewer Moroccans in this city and the Netherlands.” The audience responded by chanting “fewer, fewer, fewer.” And Wilders said: “Well, … we will arrange that.” He also said that The Hague should be a city with fewer problems and, if possible, fewer Moroccans.
