body of the 19-year-old man from Bennebroek, North Holland, who had gone missing after a New Year's party, is found in a canal near the location of the party. February February 19: Bram Moszkowicz announces during a press conference that he has withdrawn as the lawyer of Willem Holleeder. February 22: The Fourth Balkenende cabinet is sworn into office by Queen Beatrix. March March 7: Provincial elections are held in the twelve Provinces of the Netherlands. March 11: Riots break out in the Ondiep district of Utrecht, after a police officer shoots dead a 54-year-old resident. October October 1: Former House of Representatives member Ayaan Hirsi Ali returns to the Netherlands. The Dutch government refused to pay for her security measures in the United States any longer. October 9: Former lawyer Bram Zeegers is found dead in his home in Amsterdam. Zeegers was a key prosecution witness in the trial of Willem Holleeder. An autopsy showed an overdose of methylenedioxymethamphetamine in combination with excessive alcohol consumption. October 10: A referendum on the new mayor of Utrecht fails, with a turnout of less than 10%. There were two candidates: Aleid Wolfsen and Ralph Pans, both of the Labour Party. A mayor in the Netherlands is appointed by Queen Beatrix or by the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, but a city council may hold a non-binding referendum on the issue. October 11: After the mayoral referendum of October 10, the city council of Utrecht nominates Aleid Wolfsen to become the next mayor. October 11: A 16-year-old pupil of a high school in Amsterdam is stabbed to death by a 14-year-old classmate. The victim had allegedly made a joke about the surname of the perpetrator. October 14: A 22-year-old man with schizophrenia is shot dead in a police station in Slotervaart, Amsterdam, after stabbing two police officers. The death leads to riots in the Slotervaart borough. October 15: Rita Verdonk announces that she will leave the House of Representatives parliamentary group of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, and that she will remain in the House as an independent member. October 17: House of Representatives member Rita Verdonk, who had been expelled from the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, announces that she will form a new movement, Proud of the Netherlands. October 20: Princess Ariane is baptized in the Kloosterkerk in The Hague. October 22: A fire in the