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Norwegian mass killer to go to court on Tuesday

(17 Jan 2022) Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik goes to court on Tuesday, after 10 years behind bars, claiming he is no longer a danger to society and attempting to get an early release from his 21-year sentence.   The far-right terrorist has shown no remorse since killing 77 people in a bomb and gun massacre in 2011, and families of victims and survivors fear he will grandstand his extreme views during the hearing, which experts say is unlikely to deliver him an early release.   In 2012 Breivik was handed the maximum 21-year sentence with a clause — rarely used in the Norwegian justice system — that he can be held indefinitely if he is still considered a danger to society. It is this clause that means he can demand a parole hearing after 10 years. "He has a sentence to preventive detention that is a special kind of sentence, and he has this lower time limit of 10 years which regulates when he can be released on parole," said Berit Johnsen, research professor at University College of Norwegian Correctional Service. "That's why he has taken this case to court now, to apply for release on parole." The hearing is due to last three days, but the verdict will not be announced for several weeks. "It's the prosecutor that is going to prove that he has to be held in prison because the risk of new serious crimes is obvious or high. So that's what this case is about," Johnsen said. It was on 22 July 2011 when, after months of meticulous preparation, Breivik set off a car bomb outside the government headquarters in Oslo, killing eight people and wounding dozens. He then drove to the island of Utøya, where he opened fire on the annual summer camp of the left-wing Labor Party's youth wing. 69 people there were killed, most of them teenagers, before Breivik surrendered to police. "He has killed 77 people, among them children and youths, so he has to be very convincing to the court that his risk has been reduced," Johnsen said.   Lisbeth Kristine Røyneland, whose daughter was among the victims and who now heads a family and survivors support group, fears giving Breivik a platform could inspire likeminded ideologues. "My biggest fear is that he will have the opportunity to spread his message to other people like," she said, pointing to the case of Norwegian gunman Philip Manshaus who, inspired by the 2019 New Zealand terror attacks, murdered his stepsister and attempted to storm a mosque. Breivik has form for grandstanding to try to further his extremist goals. During his 2012 trial, he entered the courtroom daily flashing a closed fist salute, and telling grieving parents that he wished he had killed more. He has been trying to start a fascist party in prison and reached out by mail to right-wing extremists in Europe and the United States. Prison officials seized many of those letters, fearing Breivik would inspire others to commit violent attacks.   In 2016, he sued the government, saying his isolation from other prisoners, frequent strip searches and the fact that he was often handcuffed during the early part of his incarceration violated his human rights. He made a Nazi salute toward journalists during the case which he initially won, but was overturned by higher courts in 2017. Beyond providing a pulpit for the killer, the case could re-open psychological wounds for families of victims, and survivors, says Røyneland. "It's hard to think that this guy, he killed 77 people including my daughter and he has this right to appeal," she said. The court that convicted Breivik in 2012 found him criminally sane, rejecting the prosecution's view that he was psychotic. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...