After Anders Behring Breivik broke down in tears in court on Tuesday, when he talked about suicidal thoughts, the state’s lawyers called an additional witness. Psychiatrist Janne Gudim Hermansen has had 21 conversations with the 22 July terrorist, and she did not think the tears were real. Her descriptions in court, and other testimonies, will probably become part of the final proceedings of the lawyers Andreas Hjetland and Kristoffer Nerland today. – He stays fit and healthy, and seems unaffected by the conditions he is serving under, said Hjetland on Friday morning. Andreas Hjetland in a conversation with Breivik defender Øystein Storrvik. Photo: Caroline Utti / news Sentencing will sting Lawyer Hjetland was keen in his final presentation to emphasize that being in prison is a burden, and that it should be. – The suffering and humiliation that are natural consequences of serving time in prison, and especially in SHS (particularly high security), is a necessity. It is in the nature of the matter, because it is about protecting people from themselves or others. This is not a breach of the ECHR. He also emphasized that there are strict requirements for factual evidence in such cases, and that it has not been sufficiently presented in court. – It is only mistreatment and inhumane treatment that lasts over a certain time and with a certain intensity, which will be problematic. Hjetland believes there is no evidence that either the prison or the state has a desire to treat someone, in this case Breivik, inhumanely. Must be treated with respect – Breivik is still very dangerous. There is a great danger of violence, or that he may inspire others. That’s how it was in 2011, and that’s how it is today. That is why he must serve under particularly high security here at Ringerike, said Hjetland. He said that the staff in the prison do the best they can, and treat the mass murderer politely and humanely. – The ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights) of course also applies to Breivik, it applies to everyone. It is a fundamental prerequisite for the work of the correctional service. Even someone who has been convicted of something as cruel as Breivik is, must be treated humanely and with respect. Breivik lawyers Øystein Storrvik and Marte Lindholm gave their closing speech on Thursday. – Have human contact The state’s representatives in the trial, which takes place in the converted gymnasium in Ringerike prison, have said from the start that Breivik is still dangerous. 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. Not least is his thinking, which is why they believe it is important to continue strict control of letters and visitors. – Breivik has the right to human contact, and he gets a lot of that. The fact that it is difficult for him to make a good friend under these conditions does not mean that human rights have been violated, said Hjetland in the final proceedings. They disagree that the state has violated human rights, which was the claim lawyer Storrvik put down on Thursday.
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That’s why they won’t give Breivik free rein in prison – news Buskerud – Local news, TV and radio
