Prosecutors seek 12 years for Pakistani ex-cricketer who threatened Dutch far-right leader

Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders attends the Schiphol Judicial Complex, on the day the case against a 37-year-old Pakistani man for incitement to murder Geert Wilders is due to start, Badhoevedorp, Netherlands, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Prosecutors on Wednesday told judges they were seeking a 12-year sentence for a former Pakistani cricketer who is being tried in absentia for urging people to murder Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders in 2018.

The 37-year-old suspect, identified in court as ex-cricketer Khalid Latif who lives in Pakistan, is charged with incitement to murder, incitement to criminal acts and threatening violence against Wilders.