Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 06-11-2018
The Turkish Islamic Cultural Federation (TICF) has asked social media platform Twitter to block the account of anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders for inciting hatred.
AFP reports the body representing 144 Turkish mosques in the Netherlands sent a letter on Friday seeking “a permanent ban of the Twitter of Mr. Geert Wilders… due to continuous publications on his Twitter account of messages, images and other content which is a display of hateful conduct.”
It says Wilders’ tweets breached Twitter’s guidelines, adding: “His hate messages are being spread worldwide thanks to the platform and abilities Twitter provides him”.
In a tweet in September last year, Wilders had called Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) a “paedophile, mass murderer, terrorist and madman.”
TICF’s lawyer Ejder Kose told AFP on Monday they would take legal action if nothing was done.
“We reserve the right to take any legal actions and measures necessary if you will not take action as requested within 21 days after this.”
Kose says many of Wilders’ tweets breached laws in several countries including Tunisia, Morocco, Pakistan and Indonesia.
The far-right leader of the PVV party in August cancelled a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest that had angered many Muslims around the world.
Wilders reacted to the move on Twitter, calling the demand for a ban on his account “madness.”
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