Islam - The Face of evil!

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Van Gogh Killer to Mother: 'I Don't Feel Your Pain'


The face of evil... 

Mohammed Bouyeri, the suspect in the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, confessed to the murder in a Dutch courtroom today in a vile outburst which included confronting van Gogh's mother.

The 27-year-old told the court he killed van Gogh and felt no regret. 'I did it out of conviction,' Bouyeri said. 'If I ever get free, I would do it again.'

He later turned to van Gogh's mother, Anneke, who was in the courtroom and bluntly told her, 'I don't feel your pain.'

Bouyeri did not mount a defense in the case. The prosecution rested on Monday. They demanded the maximum sentence of life in prison against Bouyeri because the crime was intended to shock the country.

Van Gogh's killer left a rambling five-page note attached to the filmmaker's corpse with a knife. The note contained religious rants and threatened additional attacks.

Dutch authorities say Bouyeri is a member of a terrorist cell known as the Hofstad Network. He has also been tied to a radical Syrian spiritual leader, Redouan al-Issar. Al-Issar disappeared shortly before van Gogh was murdered.

Theo van Gogh was a vocal critic of radical Islam and Islamic fundamentalism. His 2004 short film, 'Submission,' highlighted what van Gogh called the sexual and physical abuse of women in traditional Muslim societies.

The formal verdict in the case is expected on July 26.