Part of Geert Wilders Trial in the Netherlands Closed to the Public

Could any of our readers who are familiar with Dutch law speak about this development : [T]hree Islam experts proposed by [Dutch MP Geert] Wilders [in his defence against charges of discrimination and inciting hatred] will be heard behind closed doors, the judges said on Wednesday afternoon. They include American Syrian psychiatrist Wafa Sultan who believes the world is witness to ‘a battle between modernity and barbarism which Islam will lose’…. Wilders has stated his case not only rests on freedom of speech legislation but on the fact that he is speaking the truth…. Wilders faces five counts of religious insult and anti-Muslim incitement. In January, the public prosecution department extended the prosecution case to include inciting hatred of Muslims, Moroccans and non-Western immigrants…. In the U.S., criminal trials must always public, with some very narrow exceptions that wouldn’t be applicable in such a case

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Part of Geert Wilders Trial in the Netherlands Closed to the Public