An Amsterdam court has rejected submissions by far-right MP Geert Wilders that one of the charges against him should be dropped.

The Freedom Party (PVV) leader's lawyer argued that he had only criticised Islam and not its adherents, and that the charge of insulting Muslims as a group should not stand. He is also facing counts of inciting hatred and discrimination towards Muslims.
 
However, the judge said the indictment only put into practice an earlier court ruling that Mr Wilders should stand trial and that the defence had not put forward any new evidence to overturn that ruling. The trial is scheduled to begin next week.

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RNW.nl