just one days before the inauguration , antwerp was the scene of the 0110 demonstrations , arranged against bias , extremism and gratuitous terror . the event was inspired by a set of acts of " pointless crime " during the last year ( the murder of john van holsbeeck , the case hans van themsche and the events surrounding marco demoor . however , rightwing belang asked many musicians to avoid the event , because it " only targets vlaams belang " . the club saw the concerts as a deliberate attack by the political established . since 1989 , the other parties have instituted a cordon sanitaire against vlaams belang , forcing them into the protests , notwithstanding their expanding electorial success .
Guido Demoor was assassinated by Joe Van Holsbeeck.