UK's secularism Dutch lawmaker detained in Britain
Updated at: 2010 PST, Thursday, February 12, 2009 LONDON: A Dutch lawmaker barred from Britain because of his anti-Islamic views says he has been detained at Heathrow Airport and will be returned home. Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders confirmed he would be returned home within the hour. The British government had warned Wilders he was not welcome because he posed a threat to "community harmony and therefore public security." But Wilders criticized the travel ban as an attempt to stifle freedom of speech and traveled to Britain on a point of principle. Wilders is being prosecuted in the Netherlands for hate speech after calling for a ban on Islam's holy book, the Quran. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thatha_patty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
