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Dutch Citizen Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail for Insulting King

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A Dutch citizen was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail for insulting the country’s King Willem-Alexander, local media reported.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The 44-year-old man, who is said to be of Turkish origin, has already spent 14 days in custody and was released Thursday after the remaining part of his sentence had been suspended. He was also put on probation for two years, the Dutch News media outlet reported.

The man, whose name was not disclosed, called the king "a murderer, a rapist and a thief" on his Facebook page. He is also said to have posted a photo of an execution committed by the Daesh (or IS, outlawed in Russia) terror group replacing the victims’ heads with a head of Willem-Alexander.

"This behaviour is unacceptable in our society and justifies a criminal sentence," the judge said in a ruling as quoted by the Dutch News.

The man and his crime were identified during the police search for people, who could pose a threat to the royal family during their visit to the eastern city of Zwolle on April 27.

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