A DUTCH court sentenced the confessed killer of Dutch film-maker Theo Van Gogh to life imprisonment today.
It is the harshest sentence possible for a murder that stunned the country, heightened ethnic tensions and raised concerns about homegrown Islamic terrorism.
Mohammed Bouyeri, 27, had mounted no defence at his two-day trial in Amsterdam earlier this month for the murder on November 2 of Van Gogh - whom he accused of insulting Islam - and told the court he would do it again if given the chance.
Bouyeri has two weeks if he wants to lodge an appeal, but that appeared unlikely. Read more ...
It is the harshest sentence possible for a murder that stunned the country, heightened ethnic tensions and raised concerns about homegrown Islamic terrorism.
Mohammed Bouyeri, 27, had mounted no defence at his two-day trial in Amsterdam earlier this month for the murder on November 2 of Van Gogh - whom he accused of insulting Islam - and told the court he would do it again if given the chance.
Bouyeri has two weeks if he wants to lodge an appeal, but that appeared unlikely. Read more ...
Source: Edinburgh Evening News
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