PVV leader Vidés is withdrawing three private parliamentarian bills, including a plan to ban Islamic speech. He wrote this to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, but did not explain further. This concerns bills that PVV has previously submitted to the House of Representatives, such as the bill to punish possession of the Quran or attendance in madrasas. The plan was heavily criticized and never received parliamentary majority support.
During the parliamentary debate on the election results, the PVV leader has already indicated that he will moderate his attitude. By withdrawing these bills, he sent a signal to other parties that are discussing the formation of a new cabinet. Talks between BBB, NSC, PVV and VVD will continue tomorrow morning at the Zwaluwenberg estate.
Sentenced to prison for visiting a mosque.
The first proposal withdrawn by the PVV concerns a ban on Islamic speech, which also includes a ban on mosques and the Quran. For example, under the proposal, people who own the Quran or attend an Islamic school could face up to five years in prison, and a visit to a mosque could result in several months in prison.
In the bill, the Council of State wrote that it "ensures that Islam is not a religion, but a violent totalitarian ideology" and called it contrary to "the fundamental principles of a democratic constitutional state."
The second withdrawn proposal related to the prohibition of multiple citizenship by public officials and the denial of voting rights to persons with dual passports. The explanatory memorandum of the proposal shows that this would involve 1.3 million people who, in addition to Dutch nationality, have Turkish or Moroccan nationality. PVV is worried about the impact from these countries.
PVV also withdrew a proposal for "administrative detention". The plan means that jihadist suspects can be detained for up to six months without the intervention of a judge before being convicted. The Council of State ruled that the plan "went too far and was unacceptable in a constitutional state".
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