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Dutch court sentences Pakistani ex-cricketer who threatened Geert Wilders

Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders attends the Schiphol Judicial Complex, Badhoevedorp, Netherlands [Piroschka van de Wouw/AFP]

A Dutch court has sentenced a former Pakistani cricketer to 12 years for urging people to murder Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders.

The court on Monday ruled that statements by Khalid Latif should be regarded as incitement to murder, sedition and threat.

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