Court scraps Dutch government’s entry ban against three Islamic preachers

(NL Times) The court in The Hague has scrapped the Dutch government’s decision to deny entry to the Netherlands to three Islamic preachers invited to speak at the Ramadan Expo in Utrecht this week. According to the court, the government did not sufficiently substantiate why these speakers would pose a threat to public order.

On Wednesday, Minister David van Weel of Justice and Security and Marjolein Faber of Asylum and Migration announced that the three preachers would not be allowed to enter the Netherlands because they “incite hatred and condone violence.” The ministers said that their decision was made based on advice from the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV).

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