A Dutch court sentenced the confessed killer of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh to life imprisonment Tuesday, the harshest sentence possible for a murder that stunned the country and heightened ethnic tensions. Mohammed Bouyeri, 27, mounted no defense at his two-day trial earlier this month for the Nov. 2 slaying of Van Gogh, whom he accused of insulting Islam, and told the court he would do it again if given the chance. Presiding Judge Udo Willem Bentinck said life in prison was the only fitting punishment for a crime which sought to undermine Dutch democracy and the political system. Bouyeri, wearing a black and white checkered headscarf, showed no emotion as he shook his lawyer's hand following the verdict. He had earlier told the court he had intended to die in the action and become a martyr for his faith. Bentinck said the three-judge panel had concluded there was no possibility for Bouyeri to return to society, citing his lack of remorse and the likelihood he would never change his radical views. Bouyeri has two weeks if he wants to lodge an appeal, but that appeared unlikely, according to a report of The Associated Press.
