DutchNews.nl reports today that an appeals court in the Hague has dismissed charges of failing to produce an identification card that had been brought against an Orthodox Jewish man who for religious reasons did not carry his ID on the Sabbath. A court spokesman said that the defendant's religious requirement was more important than the requirement to meet Dutch law.
UPDATE: DutchNews.nl (Feb. 22) reports that the public prosecution department will appeal the decision.
