Dutch Make It Legal To Insult Heads Of State
Dutch lawmakers are to abolish an old law in the Netherlands that makes it a criminal offence to insult foreign heads of state, in an attempt to prevent Turkish leader Erdogan from going on a rampage prosecuting Dutch citizens. Justice minister Ard van der Steur confirmed to Parliament that citizens are now free to insult public officials as much as they wish. Dutchnews.nl reports: Earlier this week, MPs from the two Dutch liberal parties VVD and D66 called on the government to scrap the law, following Turkey’s attempt to prosecute a German comedian.