Norway's court reviews Breivik's request for release from prison - prosecutors: Very dangerous man

Created: 2022-01-20 11:59 am

By: Anna-Katharina Ahnefeld

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik applied to the court for his parole.

The prosecutor warns clearly.

Oslo – July 22, 2011 has burned itself deep into Norway's collective memory of pain. Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik massacred the island of Utøya and attacked the government district in Oslo. The Norwegian public prosecutor still considers the convicted mass murderer to be a very dangerous man and therefore wants to keep him in prison. Breivik said in court that he had changed, prosecutor Hulda Karlsdottir said Thursday during a court hearing at Skien Prison over the Utøya killer's request for parole.

According to the public prosecutor's office, there has been no change in his behavior.

The danger from Breivik is the same as it was ten years ago.

Karlsdottir therefore asked the responsible court to reject the application of the 42-year-old.

The matter is clear from the point of view of the prosecutor.

Norway's court reviews Breivik's request for release from prison - prosecutors: Very dangerous man

Breivik is not to be trusted*, said Karlsdottir.

The Breivik asking for trust today is the same Breivik who carried out the assassinations back then.

There is no perpetrator in Norway who has committed such serious crimes as he has.

Breivik had killed a total of 77 people in terrorist attacks in Oslo's government district and on the island of Utøya for right-wing extremist and Islamophobic motives.

In the summer of 2012 he was sentenced to the maximum sentence at the time of 21 years in prison with a minimum term of ten years.

A custodial sentence can always be extended under Norwegian* law, meaning that Breivik could never be released from Skien prison.

View over the island of Utoya.

It has been ten years since Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik killed a total of 77 people in Oslo and on the island of Utøya.

© Meek, Tore/dpa

After the minimum period had expired, however, he was allowed to apply for his release on parole to be reviewed by a court.

Since Tuesday, this has been the subject of a hearing in the detention center before the Telemark District Court.

The hearing should probably be concluded on Thursday.

A decision is to be announced at a later date.

Breivik's chances of success are slim.