Dutch court sentences Pakistani ex-cricketer who threatened Geert Wilders
Al JazeeraKhalid Latif posted a video in 2018 offering three million rupees for the death of the far-right Islamophobe. A Dutch court has sentenced a former Pakistani cricketer to 12 years for urging people to murder Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders. The Dutch court proved that Latif posted a video in 2018 in which he offered a three million rupees reward for the murder of Wilders. “It is very likely that someone – anywhere in the world – would feel compelled to act on this call,” the court added about the protests where Dutch flags were burned and others called for the death of Wilders. Responding to the decision, Wilders said: “It is a good sentence, but it’s a pity that the accused is not here in court.” “It is no longer acceptable that the Pakistani authorities refuse to cooperate.
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