| Assassination of Pim Fortuyn | |
|---|---|
 The car park where Fortuyn was assassinated (directly behind the red car) | |
| Location | Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Date | 6 May 2002 18:06 (CEST) |
| Target | Pim Fortuyn |
Attack type | Assassination |
| Weapons | Star M-43 Firestar (9×19mm) |
| Deaths | 1 (Fortuyn) |
| Perpetrator | Volkert van der Graaf |
| Motive | Left-wing extremism |
Pim Fortuyn, a Dutch politician, was assassinated by Volkert van der Graaf in Hilversum, North Holland on 6 May 2002, nine days before the general election of 2002, in which he was leading the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF).[1][2]
On a few occasions, Fortuyn had expressed his fear of being murdered: after being pied at the official release of his book De puinhopen van acht jaar Paars,[3] as well as, most notably, on the talk show Jensen! on 22 March 2002.[4] In court at his trial, Van der Graaf, an environmental and animal rights activist,[5][6] said he murdered Fortuyn to stop him from exploiting Muslims as "scapegoats" and targeting "the weak members of society" in seeking political power.[7][8][9] Van der Graaf was sentenced to eighteen years in prison. The sentence was upheld after he appealed. He was released on parole in 2014 after completing two-thirds of his sentence and has since lived in Apeldoorn, Gelderland.
- ^ (in Dutch) Kok: Fortuyn had verkiezingen gewonnen
- ^ (in Dutch) Kok: Fortuyn had beslist gewonnen
- ^ "De Journalist". Villamedia.nl. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Fortuyn te gast bij Jensen". YouTube. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Profile: Fortuyn killer". BBC News. 15 April 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ Marlise Simons, "Dutch Suspect In Slaying Championed Animal Rights", The New York Times, 9 May 2002, Retrieved 20 April 2011
- ^ Fortuyn killed 'to protect Muslims', The Daily Telegraph, 28 March 2003:
- [van der Graaf] said his goal was to stop Mr. Fortuyn exploiting Muslims as "scapegoats" and targeting "the weak parts of society to score points" to try to gain political power.
- ^ Fortuyn killer 'acted for Muslims', CNN, 27 March 2003:
- Van der Graaf, 33, said during his first court appearance in Amsterdam on Thursday that Fortuyn was using "the weakest parts of society to score points" and gain political power.
- ^ "Jihad Vegan". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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