'Fitna' producer worried for charges in Jordan
By: Anjum Kermani
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Blasphemer Geert Wilders, a Dutch
legislator, will not be prosecuted for inciting hatred of Muslims with
his film denouncing the Quran, prosecutor said this week.
Prosecutor said his film "Fitna," or "Ordeal" in Arabic, and
statements Wilders wrote in Dutch newspapers were hurtful and
insulting but not criminal.
The film aroused protests around the Muslim world after it was
released on the Internet in March.
"I've had enough of Islam in the Netherlands; let not one more Muslim
immigrate," he wrote in the paper. "I've had enough of the Quran in
the Netherlands: Forbid that fascist book."
Prosecution spokeswoman Hanneke Festen said Wilders' statements
were allowable under Dutch law, which forbids inciting hatred against
groups on the basis of their race or creed but also grants leeway to
freedom of speech.
Wilders told The Associated Press he was not surprised by the
decision.
Wilders said he hopes prosecutors will send a copy of their decision
to prosecutors in Jordan, where he faces a lawsuit. Wilders has said
he is worried he could be arrested if he leaves the Netherlands
because Jordan has informed Interpol he is wanted to face charges
there.
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