HILVERSUM — 2002 · Murder
The Assassination of Pim Fortuyn
Pim Fortuyn, the most prominent figure of the 2002 Dutch election campaign, was shot dead on 6 May 2002 as he left a radio interview at the media park in Hilversum. The gunman, an environmental and animal-rights activist, was caught at the scene; in court he said he believed Fortuyn was scapegoating Muslims and immigrants. He was sentenced to 18 years in April 2003 and released on parole in 2014. The first political assassination in the Netherlands since the Second World War shook the country; Fortuyn's party came second in the election nine days later.
- Date
- 2002
- Place
- North Holland, Netherlands, Hilversum, NL
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 52.2360, 5.1700 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 6 May 2002Fortuyn was shot in Hilversum; the gunman was caught.
- 15 May 2002His party came second in the general election.
- 15 April 2003The gunman was sentenced to 18 years.
- 2014He was released on parole.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Assassination of Pim Fortuyn en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Xinhua — Fortuyn's killer wins probation case xinhuanet.com ↗
- Wikipedia
- Xinhua
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