(NL Times) The Public Prosecution Service (OM) demanded on Tuesday a 12-year prison sentence for 37-year-old Pakistani cricket player Khalid Latif, who is accused of offering 21,000 euros in 2018 for the murder of the Dutch MP and PVV leader Geert Wilders. The offer was allegedly made via an online video posted from Pakistan.
The Pakistani man is accused of incitement to murder, sedition, and threats. In May 2018, he posted a video online in which he called upon people to kill Geert Wilders and issued a reward of 3 million rupees. At the time, this sum was the equivalent of 21.000 euros. This offer was made after Geert Wilder[s] announced a cartoon contest featuring caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Public Prosecution Service stated that it is unclear whether the suspect personally uploaded the video or if someone else did.
