Hate Speech Warning as Wilders Faces Protests during Melbourne Visit
Controversial anti-Islamic Dutch MP Geert Wilders will face protests from Muslims and others in Melbourne next month.
The Baillieu Government has also warned that Wilders could fall foul of the state's hate speech laws if he incites tensions.
Wilders had been due to visit Australia last year but had to postpone the trip following delays in processing his visa.
He opposes the "Islamization" of the Netherlands and has called for the banning of the Koran, which he equates with Adolf Hitler's autobiography Mein Kampf.
Wilders was invited to Australia by a nationalist group called the Q Society.
A meeting is planned for Melbourne on February 19, and there are appearance dates in Sydney and Perth.
Islamic Friendship Association president Keysar Trad said he had been approached by Leftist groups about protests against the Right-wing politician.
Source: islamophobia-watch
Wilders had been due to visit Australia last year but had to postpone the trip following delays in processing his visa.
He opposes the "Islamization" of the Netherlands and has called for the banning of the Koran, which he equates with Adolf Hitler's autobiography Mein Kampf.
Wilders was invited to Australia by a nationalist group called the Q Society.
A meeting is planned for Melbourne on February 19, and there are appearance dates in Sydney and Perth.
Islamic Friendship Association president Keysar Trad said he had been approached by Leftist groups about protests against the Right-wing politician.
Source: islamophobia-watch
