AMSTERDAM—Dutch politician Geert Wilders was acquitted by an appeals court on Friday of discrimination, in a partial legal victory for the right-wing lawmaker who leads the opposition in parliament and who is known for his anti-Islam rhetoric.
The panel agreed with a lower court ruling from 2016 that dismissed the separate offense of inciting hatred and rejected a prosecution request that Wilders pay a fine of 5,000 euros ($5,900). However, it upheld his conviction for intentionally insulting Moroccans as a group.
