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Anders Behring Breivik is still dangerous, the Telemark Circuit Court rules and denies his parole. Breivik is appealing the decision.
The district court writes that it is simply hard to believe that Breivik himself believed what he was saying. When a parole motion appeared in court two weeks ago.
Breivik applied for parole after serving at least 10 years in a 21-year prison sentence for the July 22, 2011 terrorist attack. Claimed he was now distancing himself from violence, but said he would fight for National Socialist values calmly if he had stayed released.
The court dismisses this and concludes that there is a high risk that Breivik will be able to rely on the conduct that led to him committing the terrorist acts in 2011 if he is now released.
- Extremely dangerous
- The accused has committed crimes that are unparalleled in the Norwegian legal history. He used extreme violence as a tool to achieve his own political goals. The court has no doubts that the accused also today has the opportunity to commit new serious crimes. These crimes can put others at risk, writes the court.
Breivik appealed immediately
It only took a few minutes of the sentencing Tuesday afternoon before news came that Breivik had challenged the verdict. His lawyer, lawyer Øystein Storrvik, tells NTB that the client is exercising his right.
"He has the right to have the case heard by the Court of Appeal and chose to exercise this right," said Storrvik, who on Tuesday afternoon discussed the main points of the Telemark County Court's judgment with Breivik.
The case of a conditional appeal will go to the Agder Court of Appeals if it is admitted to the Appeals Committee.
Pending appeal
Prosecutor Hulda Karlsdottir tells NTB that he is not surprised Breivik is appealing the sentence. The prosecutor herself says that she is very pleased with the judgment of the Telemark District Court, which she describes as short, but justified and with clear premises.
The fact that Breivik himself, immediately after the announcement of the result of the trial, decided that he was appealing the sentence, for which the prosecutor's office was prepared.
- In this case, I was prepared for it. Now we will wait for the appeal and the letter of support, then we will consider further what needs to be done, says Karlsdottir.
During a three-day trial at the best-secure Telemark prison in Skien, the prosecutor referred to a 2011 conviction for terrorism. He listed all the victims of Breivik's attack. The court spoke of 77 dead and many injured in the attacks in the government district in Oslo and at the AUF summer camp in Utøya.
- Still dangerous
The verdict also relates to the fact that Breivik still has the ability to plan. He has shown a great deal of self-control in court and can act on purpose.
The decisive aspect for the assessment of Breivik's petition was therefore that the judges believed that Breivik was still dangerous.
In the trial, psychiatrist Randi Rosenqvist also explained herself as a witness summoned by the prosecutor. She stated that Breivik would not adapt to society if he was released on trial. He has serious and possibly unsolvable problems and that there is a danger that he may commit the violence again.
However, the court writes that people's sense of justice could be a relevant future subject of review on Breivik's parole issues, even though it was not decisive in this round.
- Same Breivik
In front of the cameras and in the presence of the press, Breivik explained that he was not responsible for the terrorist attack. He said he was brainwashed, however, while the case was heard in court. Dressed in a suit and equipped with posters with content from right-wing extremists. Each morning, he lined up for photographers before the court hearing.
The court notes in the judgment that Breivik showed no remorse, but came up with an explanation that he only obeys orders.
to the court of appeal. New lawsuit
Storrvik stated in his proceedings that the conditions of detention made it difficult for the court to reach a decision. As to whether Breivik has proven trustworthy to receive parole. He warned that the conditions of his imprisonment could make Breivik more dangerous in such a way that he could never be released.
After the sentence was passed on Tuesday. The lawyer announced that he and Breivik were preparing a new lawsuit against the state regarding the conditions of imprisonment.
- Simultaneously with the appeal case, we will be working on a separate statement of claim on the conditions of imprisonment.
Source: NTB
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