Geert Wilders proclaimed himself 'very happy' with the public prosecution department's announcement on Friday afternoon that he should be found not guilty on all charges of inciting hatred and discrimination.
The anti-Islam MP told reporters: 'I don't insult, I don't incite to hate and I don't discriminate. The only thing I do and will continue doing is speak the truth.'
Marxist Campaigners who took the case to the high court to force the public prosecutors to bring the case against Wilders said they were 'disappointed'.
'We hope the court will come to a judgement on a number of the charges,' a Marxist spokesman told reporters.
But the public prosecution department on Friday afternoon stated that Geert Wilders is not guilty of discriminating against Muslims. Earlier on Friday it announced he should also be found not guilty of inciting hatred.
Prosecutors Birgit van Roessel and Paul Velleman reached their conclusions after a careful reading of interviews with and articles by the anti-Islam politician and a viewing of his anti-Koran film Fitna.
They said comments about banning the Koran can be discriminatory, but because Wilders wants to pursue a ban on democratic lines, there is no question of incitement to discrimination 'as laid down in law'.
On the comparison of the Koran with Mein Kampf, the prosecutors said the comparison was 'crude but that did not make it punishable'.
Dealing earlier on Friday with incitement to hatred, Van Roessel and Velleman said some comments could incite hatred against Muslims if taken out of context, but if the complete text is considered, it can be seen that Wilders is against the growing influence of Islam and not against Muslims per sé.
On Tuesday, the prosecutors said the MP should not be found guilty of group insult.
The public prosecution department was forced to take the case by the high court after Marxist anti-racism campaigners protested at its refusal to prosecute Wilders.
