Dura lex sed lex - BBC News (05/06/06)

(...) Therefore there was no reason for her claim asylum in the first place. Rita Verdonk had to withdraw Ali's passport as she just had another highly public case where she acted the same. If she would not have done this for Hirsi Ali (a party member of her's), it would look like favouritism. I agree that libiralism and freedom of speech are some of the fundaments of Dutch society, but to quote the latin phrase. "Dura lex sed lex", the law is hard, but it is the law... (...)

Fonte | BBC News