page_title: Theo van Gogh (film director)
section_title: Murder
hierarchical_section_title: Theo van Gogh (film director) / Murder
caption_attribution_description: English: Ten years after the murder the bullet holes are still visible in the bicycle lane in front of Linnaeusstraat 22 Amsterdam Nederlands: Tien jaar na de moord zijn de kogelgaten nog steeds zichtbaar op het fietspad voor Linnaeusstraat 22 Amsterdam
context_page_description: Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh was a Dutch director and film and television producer, actor and author. He directed "Submission: Part 1", a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which criticized the treatment of women in Islam in strong terms. On 2 November 2004, van Gogh was assassinated by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Muslim who objected to the film's controversial message. The last film van Gogh had completed before his death, 06/05, was, ironically, a fictional exploration of the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. It was released posthumously in December 2004, a month after van Gogh's assassination.
context_section_description: Van Gogh was shot and stabbed by Mohammed Bouyeri while cycling to work on 2 November 2004 at about 9 o'clock in the morning. Bouyeri also injured some bystanders and left on the scene a note containing death threats to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who went into hiding. The note also threatened Western countries and Jews, and referred to ideologies of the Egyptian organization Takfir wal-Hijra.
  Bouyeri, a 26-year-old Dutch-Moroccan citizen, was apprehended by police after a chase. Authorities alleged that he had terrorist ties with the Dutch Islamist Hofstad Network. He was charged with the attempted murder of several police officers and bystanders, illegal possession of a firearm, and conspiring to murder others, including Hirsi Ali. He was convicted at trial on 26 July 2005 and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.
  The murder sparked outrage and grief throughout the Netherlands. Flowers, notes, drawings and other expressions of mourning were left at the scene of the murder.
caption: Ten years after the murder, the bullet holes were still visible in the bicycle lane in front of Linnaeusstraat 22 (2014)
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