“Watch your smartphone if there are Roma women near you”: inciting racism or expressing an opinion?

Will Dries Van Langenhove be prosecuted for incitement to racism? KU Leuven filed a complaint against the former Member of Parliament after a lecture at the university on Wednesday evening. He said, among other things, that people pay more attention to their smartphones and wallets when there are Roma women around. Does the complaint have a chance? And what does Van Langenhove risk if he is prosecuted?

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