Alby_da_Wolf on 15 March 2017
A private Turkish citizen still has freedom of speech in the Netherlands, but Turkish politicians (and politicians from other countries too, obviously) or holding some public position must follow stricter rules. In the past Switzerland expelled Italian politicians that entered the country for an unauthorised mission, they didn't follow the rules of the country they were visiting, they were expelled. Common Italian citizen like me can enter Switzerland and have the same freedom of speech given to Swiss citizens.
In a democracy it's absolutely normal that people with public positions obey to stricter rules than common citizens, greater power comes with greater responsibility, and abuse of power must be avoided at all costs.
