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| Anders Breivik: Norway justice ministry to appeal mass killer's human rights prison verdict | |
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| Norway will appeal the verdict in the case brought by mass killer Anders Breivik over his prison conditions, the country's justice ministry has announced. | Norway will appeal the verdict in the case brought by mass killer Anders Breivik over his prison conditions, the country's justice ministry has announced. |
| Justice minister Anders Anundsen said in a statement: "I have asked the Office of the Attorney General to appeal the verdict," . | Justice minister Anders Anundsen said in a statement: "I have asked the Office of the Attorney General to appeal the verdict," . |
| "The conditions under which Breivik is detained does not constitute, in the state's view, 'inhuman or degrading treatment' under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights." | "The conditions under which Breivik is detained does not constitute, in the state's view, 'inhuman or degrading treatment' under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights." |
| Norway violated Breivik's human rights by keeping him in a "completely locked world" after being sentenced for killing 77 people in twin attacks in 2011, the Oslo district court ruled on April 20. | Norway violated Breivik's human rights by keeping him in a "completely locked world" after being sentenced for killing 77 people in twin attacks in 2011, the Oslo district court ruled on April 20. |
| Brievik has claimed he was being "tortured" by being kept in solitude - only "surviving prison" through following the Nazi principles outlined in Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf. | Brievik has claimed he was being "tortured" by being kept in solitude - only "surviving prison" through following the Nazi principles outlined in Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf. |
| He had told the district court: "These principles are the only reasons I am alive today. | He had told the district court: "These principles are the only reasons I am alive today. |
| "It would have been more humane to shoot me than to treat me like an animal." | "It would have been more humane to shoot me than to treat me like an animal." |
| The court ruling could now allow visits from woman known as "Victoria" - a female admirer who claims to be his girlfriend. | The court ruling could now allow visits from woman known as "Victoria" - a female admirer who claims to be his girlfriend. |
| According to the Times, the pair have exchanged hundreds of letters and she is believed to be the person he speaks to when he is allowed to make calls. | According to the Times, the pair have exchanged hundreds of letters and she is believed to be the person he speaks to when he is allowed to make calls. |
| Until now, Breivik has been kept as the only inmate in the high-security wing of Skien Prison in three connecting rooms where he had access to a computer (with no internet access), a PlayStation, a bathroom and cooking facilities. | Until now, Breivik has been kept as the only inmate in the high-security wing of Skien Prison in three connecting rooms where he had access to a computer (with no internet access), a PlayStation, a bathroom and cooking facilities. |
| Bjorn Ihler, a survivor of the attacks at Utoya, tweeted yesterday: “What Breivik did was inhumane, which is why it’s crucial to treat him humanely. He doesn’t set the premises for how we treat others. | Bjorn Ihler, a survivor of the attacks at Utoya, tweeted yesterday: “What Breivik did was inhumane, which is why it’s crucial to treat him humanely. He doesn’t set the premises for how we treat others. |
| “Our best weapon in fighting extremism is humanity. The ruling in the Breivik case shows that we acknowledge the humanity of extremists too.” | “Our best weapon in fighting extremism is humanity. The ruling in the Breivik case shows that we acknowledge the humanity of extremists too.” |