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| Breivik says Norway trying to kill him by jail 'torture' | Breivik says Norway trying to kill him by jail 'torture' |
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| Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has told a courtroom that the state has tried to kill him with five years of solitary confinement. | Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has told a courtroom that the state has tried to kill him with five years of solitary confinement. |
| The right-wing extremist is suing the government, complaining that his jail conditions break human rights laws - the state denies this. | The right-wing extremist is suing the government, complaining that his jail conditions break human rights laws - the state denies this. |
| He told the court it would have been more humane to shoot him than treat him like an animal for the past five years. | He told the court it would have been more humane to shoot him than treat him like an animal for the past five years. |
| Breivik murdered 77 people in twin attacks in July 2011. | Breivik murdered 77 people in twin attacks in July 2011. |
| He carried out a bombing in central Oslo before driving to the island of Utoeya, where he opened fire on children at a Labour party youth camp. | He carried out a bombing in central Oslo before driving to the island of Utoeya, where he opened fire on children at a Labour party youth camp. |
| Breivik, 37, told the judge in a converted gym at Skien prison on Wednesday that he would fight for National Socialism (Nazism) until the day he died. | |
| However, he made no attempt to repeat the Nazi salute he had given on the first day of the hearing, after the judge urged him not to. | |
| He praised the rise of the far right in Greece and of right-wing parties in Germany and said he drew strength from Adolf Hitler, while asserting that he no longer believed in violent revolution. | |
| Although the first day of the hearing was broadcast live on Norwegian TV, the cameras were switched off when Breivik began his lengthy, scripted address. | |
| How cushy are Norwegian prisons? | How cushy are Norwegian prisons? |
| What does solitary confinement mean? | What does solitary confinement mean? |
| During his testimony, which he read out unchallenged, Breivik complained of 885 strip-searches, including five since he was transferred to Skien prison three years ago. He went on to suggest that the food he had been given was worse than waterboarding. | |
| "For the past five years the state has tried to kill me," he said. "I don't think many people would have survived as long as I have." | "For the past five years the state has tried to kill me," he said. "I don't think many people would have survived as long as I have." |
| He complained of being completely "gagged" by the authorities and of developing "isolation headache", which had affected his health and concentration. | |
| Breivik accuses the Norwegian government of breaching two clauses of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). | Breivik accuses the Norwegian government of breaching two clauses of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). |
| One of the clauses guarantees the right to respect for "private and family life" and "correspondence", while the other prohibits "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". | One of the clauses guarantees the right to respect for "private and family life" and "correspondence", while the other prohibits "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". |
| Breivik, who is serving a 21-year sentence, is the only prisoner in the high-security wing of Skien prison, about 100km (60 miles) south-west of the capital Oslo. Authorities say his correspondence is censored to stop him setting up an "extremist network". | |
| Among his demands in court on Wednesday were access to five friends or supporters, incoming mail and the right to publish two books. | |
| Breivik's visits are almost all with professionals across a glass partition. According to his lawyer, Breivik's mother was the only person allowed to visit him without being separated by the glass screen. | |
| She died in 2013. | She died in 2013. |
| The attorney general's office has insisted that Breivik's prison conditions are "well within the limits of what is permitted" under the convention. | The attorney general's office has insisted that Breivik's prison conditions are "well within the limits of what is permitted" under the convention. |
| Last September, Breivik threatened to starve himself to death in protest at his treatment in prison. | Last September, Breivik threatened to starve himself to death in protest at his treatment in prison. |
| His cell at Skien prison has a TV and computer but he has no access to the internet. | His cell at Skien prison has a TV and computer but he has no access to the internet. |
| Breivik was first held at Ila Detention and Security Prison near Oslo before being moved to Skien in 2013. At Ila, he also complained of being held in "inhumane" conditions. | Breivik was first held at Ila Detention and Security Prison near Oslo before being moved to Skien in 2013. At Ila, he also complained of being held in "inhumane" conditions. |