Appeals judges in a hate speech case against anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders have rejected a defence motion for trial judges to be dismissed because of alleged bias.
Wilders, leader of the country's third-largest political party, is charged with inciting hatred against Muslims with remarks branding Islam as violent by nature.
His lawyers had argued judges were biased after they declined to press perjury charges against a witness whose testimony contradicted earlier public statements. [Associated Press] Read more
