Gregorius Nekschot

Gregorius Nekschot is the pseudonym of a controversial Dutch cartoonist, notable for his disagreement and mockery of political ideas regarding Dutch multicultural society, and the behaviour of people with rigid religious or ideological views. His comics also frequently mention on Islam. Gregorius Nekschot publishes his cartoons primarily on his own website, but are also available in print from one publisher. On May 13, 2008, the cartoonist was arrested and taken into custody for interrogation. He was released after 30 hours, and it was expected that he would be prosecuted for discriminatory speech, for insulting certain groups in society on the basis of their race or beliefs and possibly also for the crime of inciting hatred. His arrest has caused much debate in the press and parliament in what has been coined The Affair by Trouw newspaper on May 24, 2008. Charges against him were eventually dropped in September 2010. In December 2011, he announced he would no longer publish cartoons.