April 7, 2005
THIS IS THE DUTCH GETTING SERIOUS?:
Dutch court acquits teen of terrorism (Sydney Morning Herald, April 6, 2005)
A Dutch court has acquitted teenager Samir Azzouz of plotting terrorist attacks against Dutch landmarks and ordered his release.The 18-year-old was sentenced to three months for illegal possession of firearms, but will be released because he has already been in detention for 10 months.
Upon hearing the decision, Azzouz, who was dressed in white Islamic garb, looked over his shoulder and smiled at his defence lawyer and at his wife sitting in the public gallery.
Azzouz had been in custody since June 2004, when police found detailed maps of Parliament, the Intelligence Service, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and a nuclear reactor at his home.
At his trial last month, prosecutors called on the three-judge bench to sentence him to seven years' imprisonment and revoke his voting rights for 12 years.
Prosecutors alleged that Azzouz was a Muslim extremist prepared to die for the cause of fundamentalist Islam.
Nevermind that he beat the rap, look at how little prosecutors were asking. Posted by Orrin Judd at April 7, 2005 7:49 PM
According to LGF, when this pipsqueak left the court, he knocked down a photographer and another 'jihadist' threatened the photographer's son.
What if Pim had been there to fight back? It's doubtful any other Dutch will.
Posted by: ratbert at April 8, 2005 12:00 AMWhy should the Dutch courts be any less mollycoddling of Jihadniks than our own? Have they had a 9/11 yet?
Posted by: bart at April 8, 2005 6:37 AMThese guys realy are into euthenasia. Not content with offing their high-maintenance grandparents and the occasional unwanted baby, they're practically giving their whole civilization a lethal injection.
Posted by: Mike Morley at April 8, 2005 1:51 PM