Anders Behring Breivik has sued the state because he believes the prison conditions violate basic human rights. The 22 July terrorist believes it is impossible to build relationships with people who are not paid to talk to him, such as prison staff, lawyers or psychologists. One of those who work with Breivik is psychological specialist Inni Rein, who will testify in court today. Psychiatrist Janne Gudim Hermansen has not seen an increased risk of suicide in Anders Behring Breivik. Photo: Caroline Utti / news Not assessed as suicidal Before Inni Rein, psychiatrist Janne Gudim Hermansen was called in. She has had 21 conversations with Breivik after he came to Ringerike prison. – I assessed him in late summer 2023 as mildly depressed. We then look at symptoms that are present now and then. Is he sad and down? Without facial expressions? Poor appetite? Hermansen said that, apart from a couple of weeks, she has not considered Breivik to be depressed, and not as a result of the conditions of his sentence either. – Have you considered him suicidal? asked state attorney Andreas Hjetland. – I think that he has a low risk and has not seen any increased risk of suicide. If he takes what he has done to a greater extent, I think that the risk of suicide may increase, answered Hermansen, who added that she cannot see any signs of isolation damage. Hermansen has followed the entire trial, and among other things saw Breivik’s testimony on Tuesday, where he cried when he talked about suicidal thoughts. – It was not a typical reaction. I’ve never seen him like that. Don’t see him cry or show that kind of emotion, Hermansen answered questions from district court judge Birgitte Kolrud. – I’m a little unsure of how credible it was. I have thought that this was used to achieve something. Fears of “stunt” Central to the evidence is whether the sentence has affected Breivik psychologically. Breivik says he struggles with depression, and thinks prison life under the strict measures is meaningless. There is therefore great tension attached to the experts’ assessments. In addition, Breivik says that he no longer poses a threat. The other party, i.e. the state, disagrees. “He is unlikely to settle for an anonymous existence in prison in the long term. One must expect that he will plan new stunts in one form or another,” Rein wrote in a report last year. 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. Together with psychiatrist Birgit Johansen, Rein conducted around ten hours of conversations with Breivik in 2023. “He was distraught and spoke of a torture-like existence, but also spoke of it being a martyr’s existence,” the report states. A scene Previously, it was psychiatrist Randi Rosenqvist who “examined” Breivik. She made a number of risk assessments of Breivik after the terrorist attack and until she retired. – This is a stage for him. He has looked forward to showing the world that he is still there and must be counted on, Rosenqvist told news two years ago, when Breivik applied for parole. He has done that again, and that case will be heard in June. At the same time, Rosenqvist said that Breivik is rigid and changes tactics according to what he finds expedient. She believes that he is not consistent and that he cannot be trusted.
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Psychiatrists do not believe in Breivik’s tears – news Buskerud – Local news, TV and radio
