Fortuyn was assassinated during the 2002 Dutch national election campaign by Volkert van der Graaf , a left-wing environmentalist and animal rights activist . In court at his trial , van der Graaf said he murdered Fortuyn to stop him from exploiting Muslims as " scapegoats " and targeting " the weak members of society " in seeking political power
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Assassination of Pim Fortuyn
Pim Fortuyn