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Dutch Lawmaker Wilders May Face $5,360-Fine Over Hate Speech

© AP Photo / Yves LoggheDutch populist and euro-sceptic Geert Wilders displays a yellow star he cut out of the EU flag, during news conference, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels (File)
Dutch populist and euro-sceptic Geert Wilders displays a yellow star he cut out of the EU flag, during news conference, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels (File) - Sputnik International
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Dutch prosecutors demanded on Thursday that leader of the far-right Party for Freedom Geert Wilders pay a 5,000-euro ($5,360) fine for the incitement of hatred, local media reported.

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MOSCOW, Moscow (Sputnik) The prosecution has not requested the politician's detention. The verdict is expected on December 9, according to the DutchNews media outlet.

The incident occurred in 2014 when Wilders asked his supporters whether they want more of fewer Moroccans in the country. The crowd chanted the word "fewer" several times.

Wilders criticized the trial saying that he was going to be punished for asking a question about one of the main issues of the and called it madness.

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