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AMSTERDAM — Lawmaker Geert Wilders failed Wednesday to have judges drop or reduce charges of criminal incitement against him despite arguing that his anti-Islam message is protected as freedom of speech.
Wilders, one of the country’s most popular politicians, is due to go on trial in March for allegedly insulting Muslims as a group and inciting hatred and discrimination against them. The charges stem from his 2008 short film “Fitna,” which offended many Muslims by juxtaposing Koranic verses with images of terrorism by Islamic radicals.
