03/10/2010 German Protesters gathered outside the Hotel Berlin against Dutch hardliner and anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders' visit to their country.
Wilders was to give a speech and the protest was countered by some 250 policemen.
The Dutch anti-Islam and right-wing politician was invited by former German Christian Democrat Rene Stadtkewitz, another Islam critic.
Stadtkewitz was expelled from Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union.
In his speech, Wilders tried to rally support against Islam.
He is awaiting trial in Amsterdam on Monday for inciting anti-Islam sentiments, and set to become a shadow partner of the next Netherlands government.
Moreover, last year, a court appeal in Amsterdam ordered prosecution against Wilders for "the incitement to hatred and discrimination."
In 2009, British officials refused the 46-year-old politician's entry into the county, denouncing him as a "genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat to one of the fundamental interests of society."
Infamous for his anti-Islamic ideas, Wilders has also called for a ban on the Islamic holy book, the Qur'an.
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