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March 29, 2006
Holland: Islamist Death Threats Against Politicians
Today, Expatica states that politicians have informed the police of 121 cases where threats have been made against them since 2005.
The results were published by the public prosecutor's office (OM) today. 52 cases are still being investigated, and seven have resulted in trials. 32 cases have reached an impasse.
The majority of the threats were made against the MPs Ayan Hirsi Ali (right) and Geert Wilders (pictured left).
When Mohammed Bouyeri murdered film-maker Theo van Gogh on November 2, 2004, a note was pinned with a knife to his chest, in which these two politicians were threatened by name.
As a result of this, the two MPs have been forced into hiding, only appearing in public with bodyguards.
Wilders has criticised Muslim behaviour and has asked for bans on burkas in Holland. Hirsi Ali worked with van Gogh on the script for his film Submission, which detailed the abusive treatment of women in Islam, and provoked Bouyeri to murder the fim-maker and relative of Vincent van Gogh.
She has since completed a script for a follow-up film, Submission 2, about Islam's poor treatment of homosexuals.
One case involves a juvenile. This Friday, a Children's Court will deal with a case of threats.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at March 29, 2006 3:07 PM
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