Assassination of Theo van Gogh
Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri in Amsterdam East, Netherlands in broad daylight. The director's last words, according to eyewitnesses, were "Mercy mercy! We can talk about this!"[2]
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| Location | Amsterdam East |
| Coordinates | 52°21′32.22″N 4°55′34.74″E / 52.3589500°N 4.9263167°E[1] |
| Date | 2 November 2004 9 am |
| Attack type | Murder by shooting and stabbing, assassination |
| Weapon(s) | HS2000 handgun |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Mohammed Bouyeri |
Attack
The murderer Mohammed Bouyeri an Islamic extremist killed van Gogh.[3] The reason for murdering Gogh was to oppose the controversial film which criticised Islam Submission. Bouyeri shot and stabbed van Gogh, then cut his throat.[4] Finally the killer attached a 5 page letter to van Gogh's chest with a knife.[4] Bouyeri was chased by Dutch police after shooting a bullet into Bouyeri's leg. Bouyeri was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Bouyeri stated, he doesn't have any regret for killing van Gogh.[5] He termed the assassination as Jihad.[5]
Funeral
Van Gogh was buried in Amsterdam on 9 November, 2004. Van Gogh's son claimed that many assassination attempts were made but van Gogh refused to take police protection.
Hirsi's hiding
Sooner after van Gogh's assassination, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Geert Wilders went into hiding. This is because Bouyeri made death threats against Hirsi as the writer of the film.[6][7]
Memorial (The Scream)
On 18 March 2007, a sculpture honoring van Gogh, entitled De Schreeuw ("The Scream"), was unveiled in Amsterdam. It is located in the Oosterpark, a short distance from where van Gogh was murdered.[8]
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Place where Van Gogh was killed
Ten years after the murder, the bullet holes were still visible in the bicycle lane in front of Linnaeusstraat 22 (2014).
Demonstration at the Dam square after Van Gogh was killed
References
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- ↑ Gunman kills Dutch film director. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ "weblog.roelonline.net 4 nov 2004". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Gunman kills Dutch film director. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Van Gogh killer jailed for life". BBC News. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dutch News (July 9, 2010). "Van Gogh killer has no regrets". Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ↑ ""Controversial filmmaker shot dead"". Archived from the original on 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ↑ "Ayaan Hirsi Ali: My life under a fatwa". The Independent. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "Monument Theo van Gogh onthuld (video)". Nu.nl. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2012.