According to Wilders, Dutch media reported on the confidential trip plans "shortly after our embassy in Israel was informed."
Geert Wilders, the head of the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom, the largest political faction and a member of the ruling coalition, announced on Thursday that he would be pursuing police action after his travel plans to Israel were leaked to the media, allegedly by Dutch civil servants.
“Today, I spoke with the Internal Investigations Department [of the Dutch police]. I will be filing a report because of the leak of my itinerary in Israel,” Wilders said. According to Wilders, the NRC daily reported on the confidential trip plans “shortly after our embassy in Israel was informed.
“This endangers my safety, as well as that of my security guards. Totally unacceptable,” the Dutch leader concluded his statement. Wilders has lived under 24/7 strict police protection since 2004 after receiving death threats over his vocal criticism of Islamic extremists.