For three and a half days, Anders Behring Breivik and his lawyers have tried to persuade the court that he has suicidal thoughts and is a victim of his sentence because of the regime he lives under in Ringerike prison. It is particularly about the fact that he feels it is impossible to build “meaningful relationships” with other people, since he lives under strict control of letters and visits. Earlier on Thursday, a psychiatrist and a psychological specialist said that they do not believe the explanation about depression. They don’t consider him suicidal. In the final proceedings on Thursday, Breivik’s lawyers focused on the extent of isolation Breivik is under, both in terms of contact with people other than prison staff – as well as the control of letters, which they believe is almost a ban. – His lack of opportunities to have contact with the outside world means that he no longer has any real candidates to have contact with. You have a right not only to maintain personal relationships, but also to create them, said Øystein Storrvik. Mafia examples Breivik has met other inmates in prison a few times, but then under strict security measures. Too strict, say the lawyers. Lawyer Marte Lindholm pointed to two Italian mafia bosses, both of whom were sentenced to life imprisonment for serious crime: One of them was imprisoned under strict isolation measures, to prevent him from maintaining contact with his criminal network. Nevertheless, he had a community with a couple of other inmates, even for a period. He was also visited by his family. Another served time under similar conditions, but he had the opportunity to meet and spend time with, among other things, family members. He had also controlled telephone contact with his family, and escaped isolation after 12 years, Lindholm said. – Breivik had to wait for nine years before he even got to see another inmate. We have heard in court that there are no indications of increased contact in the near future, said Lindholm. Anders Behring Breivik and lawyers Marte Lindholm and Øystein Storrvik. Photo: Caroline Utti / news Dislikes the PST report A recent PST report paints a picture that the symbol Anders Behring Breivik still stands strong in far-right circles internationally, and that a sign of life from the terrorist can inspire others. Lawyer Øystein Storrvik fears that the report will make it difficult for Breivik to get anything done with the letter and visit routines in the prison. – The PST report almost cements the whole situation. I think the court cannot use it as a basis. He cannot do anything about the symbolic power the report outlines. If it is leading to Breivik’s future, then this will last into eternity, Storrvik said in his closing remarks. He believes that the measures in the prison are not in accordance with how Breivik has behaved there. – There is no other factor than the passage of time to deal with, so when there have been no signs of violence or hostage-taking, they should have taken the consequences of that and eased up on measures such as bars and employees with bulletproof vests. – Screwed too hard The mass murderer wants to write letters with people outside the walls, both people he has met in prison – as well as meaningful – It will be too strict. It will be too tight. And the consequences are missing relationships. There must be higher requirements for compensatory measures after such a long time. This is how news covers the trial For news, it is important to also cover this trial. We have a task to document this as part of the aftermath after 22 July. We refer to the terror convict by his real name – Anders Behring Breivik – and not Fjotolf Hansen, which he changed to in 2017. The national support group after 22 July and AUF had a meeting with the Norwegian Editors’ Association ahead of the trial, where they were particularly concerned that Breivik will not be given a lectern to the public this week. news does not want to give the convicted terrorist the opportunity to communicate his ideological thinking, as he has tried in the past. Our coverage must be fact-oriented and focus on the purpose of the trial: issues related to sentencing conditions. We make ongoing assessments of both image use, angles and the overall dimensioning of the case, both in news and in the media as a whole. Several times during the week, Storrvik has returned to a letter Breivik wanted to send to a former fellow prisoner, who was transferred to another prison. The lawyer believes it was a letter between two people who had a relationship, and that it was devoid of ideology and politics. The letter was stopped. – The screw has been turned too hard, and the court must assess whether this is a violation of human rights, said Storrvik, who concluded by making the following claim: – Our claim is that there is a violation of human rights, said Storrvik. The state, represented by lawyers Andreas Hjetland and Kristoffer Nerland, will hold final proceedings on Friday.
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