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| Breivik trial ends in Norway with walkout by families | Breivik trial ends in Norway with walkout by families |
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| The trial of Anders Behring Breivik has ended in Norway with a walkout by families of victims in protest at his attempts to justify the massacre. | The trial of Anders Behring Breivik has ended in Norway with a walkout by families of victims in protest at his attempts to justify the massacre. |
| As he took the stand to explain why he had killed 77 people last July, some 30 people filed out of the courtroom. | |
| Saying he had acted to stop a Muslim invasion, he asked to be considered sane and to be acquitted. | Saying he had acted to stop a Muslim invasion, he asked to be considered sane and to be acquitted. |
| Judges will deliver their verdict on 24 August. The prosecution is asking for Breivik to be deemed insane. | Judges will deliver their verdict on 24 August. The prosecution is asking for Breivik to be deemed insane. |
| Breivik's lawyer, Geir Lippestad, said his client had been driven by extreme politics. | Breivik's lawyer, Geir Lippestad, said his client had been driven by extreme politics. |
| The trial's final day also heard poignant testimony from people affected directly by the attacks. | The trial's final day also heard poignant testimony from people affected directly by the attacks. |
| Breivik, 33, admits killing 77 people and injuring 242 on 22 July when he bombed government buildings in Oslo before shooting young Labour Party supporters at a camp on the island of Utoeya. | Breivik, 33, admits killing 77 people and injuring 242 on 22 July when he bombed government buildings in Oslo before shooting young Labour Party supporters at a camp on the island of Utoeya. |
| His request for acquittal was a legal formality because he does not accept the charges of terrorism and premeditated murder against him. | His request for acquittal was a legal formality because he does not accept the charges of terrorism and premeditated murder against him. |
| Memorials to Breivik's victims will be built at the two attack sites, the government announced on Friday. | Memorials to Breivik's victims will be built at the two attack sites, the government announced on Friday. |
| Boycott | Boycott |
| Breivik's address to the court, as well as testimony from survivors and victims' relatives, was not broadcast. | Breivik's address to the court, as well as testimony from survivors and victims' relatives, was not broadcast. |
| The boycott of his remarks was aimed at Breivik and not the court itself, the victims' support group involved made clear. | The boycott of his remarks was aimed at Breivik and not the court itself, the victims' support group involved made clear. |
| The BBC's Lars Bevanger, who was in court, said the group felt there was no more that Breivik could add. | The BBC's Lars Bevanger, who was in court, said the group felt there was no more that Breivik could add. |
| "He has a right to talk - we have no duty to listen," support group member Christian Bjelland said. | "He has a right to talk - we have no duty to listen," support group member Christian Bjelland said. |
| Taking the stand, Breivik spent 45 minutes going over his reasons for the attacks. | Taking the stand, Breivik spent 45 minutes going over his reasons for the attacks. |
| Reading from a prepared statement, he attacked everything he disliked about his country, ranging from non-ethnic Norwegian contestants being allowed to represent Norway at Eurovision to the effect of the TV series Sex And The City on public morals. | Reading from a prepared statement, he attacked everything he disliked about his country, ranging from non-ethnic Norwegian contestants being allowed to represent Norway at Eurovision to the effect of the TV series Sex And The City on public morals. |
| Citing statistics about Muslim birth rates, he said he had made his attacks to prevent Norway from becoming a "multicultural hell". | Citing statistics about Muslim birth rates, he said he had made his attacks to prevent Norway from becoming a "multicultural hell". |
| 'Extreme, radical, political' | 'Extreme, radical, political' |
| It was, Mr Lippestad stressed on Friday morning, for the court to decide whether his client had been sane at the time of the attacks. | It was, Mr Lippestad stressed on Friday morning, for the court to decide whether his client had been sane at the time of the attacks. |
| "The mother of these actions is not violence, it is an extreme, radical, political attitude, and his actions must be perceived from the point of view of right-wing extremist culture," he said. | "The mother of these actions is not violence, it is an extreme, radical, political attitude, and his actions must be perceived from the point of view of right-wing extremist culture," he said. |
| He described his client as an ordinary young man with good friends and colleagues. How, he asked, would a man who was mentally ill have been allowed to join a shooting club? | He described his client as an ordinary young man with good friends and colleagues. How, he asked, would a man who was mentally ill have been allowed to join a shooting club? |
| Nothing in Breivik's life up until the "inferno of violence" on 22 July had indicated he was a violent person, the lawyer argued. | Nothing in Breivik's life up until the "inferno of violence" on 22 July had indicated he was a violent person, the lawyer argued. |
| The prosecution said they were not convinced Breivik was psychotic but there was enough doubt to ask for him to be found unaccountable for his actions. | The prosecution said they were not convinced Breivik was psychotic but there was enough doubt to ask for him to be found unaccountable for his actions. |
| Choking back tears, an unnamed, bereaved mother told the court what it was like to lose her daughter in the Oslo blast. | Choking back tears, an unnamed, bereaved mother told the court what it was like to lose her daughter in the Oslo blast. |
| She said she had decided to attend the trial for the sake of her dead daughter. | She said she had decided to attend the trial for the sake of her dead daughter. |
| "I decided not to be afraid of Breivik. I wanted to follow the trial. I wanted to do it for my daughter." | "I decided not to be afraid of Breivik. I wanted to follow the trial. I wanted to do it for my daughter." |
| A mother who lost a child on Utoeya said all the focus on Breivik's mental health had been draining. | A mother who lost a child on Utoeya said all the focus on Breivik's mental health had been draining. |
| "It's not about his mental health," she told the court. "It's about us never seeing him on the street again." | "It's not about his mental health," she told the court. "It's about us never seeing him on the street again." |