just one week before the elections , liege was the scene of the 0110 festival , active against racism , extremism and gratuitous killing . the event was prompted by a series of acts of " pointless violent " during the last year ( the murder of freddy holland holsbeeck , the plaintiff hans le themsche and the events surrounding guido demoor . however , vlaams belang asked many performers to boycott the event , because it " only targets beitenu belang " . the party considered the festival as a direct action by the political establishment . before 1989 , the other parties have created a cordon sanitaire against vlaams belang , bringing them into the party , hence their relative electorial victory .
Guido Demoor was assassinated by Joe Van Holsbeeck.