Norway Breivik's application for early release rejected

The Norwegian right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik must remain in prison until further notice. The competent Norwegian court has rejected Breivik's application for early release, as reported by the NTB news agency. According to the agency, Breivik's lawyer said that his client intends to appeal against the decision.

According to NTB, the ruling by the district court of Ringerike, Asker and Bærum states that the risk of recidivism has not diminished since Breivik's conviction in 2012. It is positive that the right-wing terrorist has started to take part in rehabilitative measures. However, according to the NTB, these have not yet had any effect.

Experts: Breivik is not mentally ill

Breivik, who now calls himself Fjotolf Hansen, killed a total of 77 people on July 22, 2011 in the Oslo government district and among predominantly young people on the island of Utøya. In 2012, he was sentenced to 21 years' preventive detention with a minimum term of ten years - the highest sentence known in Norwegian jurisprudence at the time. Since the minimum term expired, he has been allowed to apply at regular intervals for a judicial review to determine whether he can be released early. His first attempt failed at the beginning of 2022.

During this latest trial, there was a new assessment of the right-wing terrorist's mental health for the first time since Breivik's conviction in 2012. The experts came to the conclusion that the 45-year-old was not psychotic or mentally ill.

SDA