Do you want more or fewer Moroccans in your city and in the Netherlands?
Wilders asked the audience
The crowd responded:
to which he replied
Context: This happened in the aftermath of the 2014 Dutch municipal elections, where Wilders was addressing supporters regarding his party’s stance on immigration and the presence of Moroccans in Dutch cities.
Reaction: The speech led to widespread complaints (thousands) to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service, triggering investigation for potential group insult, incitement to discrimination/hatred.
Legal outcome
Do you want more or fewer Moroccans in your city and in the Netherlands?
The crowd responded:
Fewer! Fewer! Fewer!”
to which he replied
Well, then we’ll take care of that.
Context: This happened in the aftermath of the 2014 Dutch municipal elections, where Wilders was addressing supporters regarding his party’s stance on immigration and the presence of Moroccans in Dutch cities.
Reaction: The speech led to widespread complaints (thousands) to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service, triggering investigation for potential group insult, incitement to discrimination/hatred.
Legal outcome
- In December 2016, a Dutch district court found Wilders guilty of group-insult and incitement to discrimination for the 2014 remark, though no punishment was imposed.
- On 4 September 2020, the Dutch appeals court upheld the group-insult conviction but overturned the incitement charge; still, no punishment was applied.
- On 6 July 2021, the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) upheld the group-insult conviction, ruling that the speech was not protected under freedom of expression given its targeting of a specific group ("Moroccans").
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