Will be killed soon: Dutch lawmaker gets death threats for supporting Nupur Sharma
Wilders repeatedly took a stance against Islamic extremism in his country, and now showed his support for Nupur Sharma, who has been under attack from Islamists all over the world after making statements about Islamic Prophet during a news debate.
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New Delhi, June 11: Geert Wilders, a Dutch lawmaker, is receiving death threats for supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her statements about Prophet Muhammad.
Wilders, a 58-year-old Dutch parliamentarian, is the head of the Party for Freedom. He is a right-wing politician who has been loud in his opposition to the Dutch government’s immigration policy, particularly those aimed at Muslim nations and has even declared that his country should exit the EU.
Wilders repeatedly took a stance against Islamic extremism in his country, and now showed his support for Nupur Sharma, who has been under attack from Islamists all over the world after making statements about Islamic Prophet during a news debate.
Wilders tweeted screenshots of threats to assassinate him. He stated, “So this is what I get supporting the brave #NupurSharma. Hundreds of death threats. It makes me even more determined and proud of supporting her. For evil may never win. Never. #IsupportNupurSharma” The screenshots contain vulgar threat messages intended at the his assassination.
“It is ridiculous that Arab and Islamic countries are angered by Indian politician Nupur Sharma’s statement for speaking the truth about Prophet Muhammad who indeed married Aisha when she was six years old and consumed the marriage when she was nine. Why does India apologize?” said Wilders in a tweet on June 6 in support of Nupur Sharma.
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Wilders has maintained that he receives death threats on a daily basis from Pakistani and Turkish Muslims who wish to kill in the name of Prophet Muhammad and that he would never stop telling the truth.
Wilders, a 58-year-old Dutch parliamentarian, is the head of the Party for Freedom. He is a right-wing politician who has been loud in his opposition to the Dutch government’s immigration policy, particularly those aimed at Muslim nations and has even declared that his country should exit the EU.