The killer of politician Pim Fortuyn, let out of jail in May after serving 12 of his 18-year sentence, is going to court in an effort to have the terms of his release relaxed.

Van der Graaf was released from jail on condition he reports to his parole officer every week for the next six years, does not visit Hilversum, Rotterdam and The Hague and wears an electronic tagging device. He is also banned from speaking to the media.

Van der Graaf’s lawyer says the conditions are there to protect society but are unnecessary in his case because he behaved well during his time in jail.

Van der Graaf was released from jail after serving two-thirds of his sentence, in line with Dutch legal practice. The public prosecution department said he did not have any form of psychiatric condition and raised no objections to his release.