The two experts were ready at the witness box on day two when Anders Behring Breivik entered the room. Like Tuesday, Breivik stood up in front of the press with a poster in front of his chest. He made a sign with his fingers that has been used by several right-wing extremists, including the terrorist Brenton Tarrant. Anders Behring Breivik wants to be paroled, 13 years after the 22 July terror. But little has changed since then, according to the forensic psychiatrists. Facts about the terrorist attacks on 22 July 2011 77 people were killed and around 90 people were injured in the two terrorist attacks in the government quarter in Oslo and at AUF’s summer camp on Utøya in Tyrifjorden in Buskerud. 69 people were killed in the shooting massacre on Utøya. 60 people were injured. 8 people were killed in the bomb explosion in the government quarter. Around 30 people were injured. The 950-kilogram bomb caused extensive damage to several of the government buildings. The right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for the attacks. First full assessment since 2012 The 45-year-old convicted of terrorism is serving a sentence of 21 years in custody with a minimum term of 10 years after the terrorist attacks. – We find no signs of schizophrenia or other psychotic conditions, begins psychologist specialist Kåre Nonstad. The experts conclude with a narcissistic and dyssocial personality disorder. But they place more emphasis on ideology than psychiatry. Anders Behring Breivik on day one of the trial. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB Personality deviations combined with extreme political attitudes pose a danger. – It is difficult to imagine that the risk can be mitigated particularly in the future, they conclude. Vulnerable and lack of empathy Psychiatrist Pia Jorde Løvgren and psychological specialist Kåre Nonstad have produced a report of over 100 pages on Breivik, which is the first complete assessment of the terrorist since 2012. Nonstad says Breivik has an extreme right-wing ideology. Breivik himself has referred to this as a stick he clings to in order not to drown, Nonstad explains in court. – The intrinsic value depends on maintaining the exaggerated political status. Grandiosity is quite prominent, says Nonstad. This comes across as a distortion of reality and representations of themselves with a prominent role in society. He believes Breivik is doing this to protect a fragile self-image. Pia Jorde Løvgren and Kåre Nonstad at the witness box on day two of the trial. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB Nonstad believes Breivik has a weakened empathy for other people, and that it borders on autism. Breivik himself commented on the report on Tuesday. Breivik replied that dyssocial personality disorder applies to everyone in prison, and that one must have a lot of self-confidence or bigoted thoughts to become a terrorist. He believes he was an entrepreneur before he became a terrorist. – I have many personality traits that most people do not have, but not personality disorders, said Breivik. Psychiatrist Pia Jorde Løvgren believes it is too narrow to only look at personality disorders. – There are many people who have these deviations in the personality structure without doing these actions. That is why we believe it is less important as an explanatory model than the extremist attitudes, says Pia Jorde Løvgren. She believes that the ideology is central and that it is the same with Breivik as in 2011. In 2023, Løvgren wrote a doctorate on insanity. Deradicalisation program Breivik is participating in a deradicalisation programme. The experts still see no change in him. – He over-identifies with the case. He is not talking about the individual Anders, but the collectivist Breivik. The extreme right has become his identity. It is a common factor in people with extremist thinking, says Løvgren. Psychiatrist Pia Jorde Løvgren and psychologist specialist Kåre Nonstad in the courtroom. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB She says Breivik is a supporter of an ideology that justifies violence. He continues to produce extreme propaganda. He continues to dehumanize opponents. – A new and important angle State Attorney Hulda Olsen Karlsdottir believes that what the experts say about ideology is a new and important angle. – What is the reason why we have not seen this before? asks Karlsdottir. – Knowledge has exploded since 2011 and 212. Much of the knowledge in our declaration did not exist in 2012, Løvgren replies. – There has been new knowledge in the world that we have been able to take advantage of. Knowledge of the outer extreme ideologies. There are very strange, weird beliefs that can circulate among perfectly healthy, normal people. There is a risk of too much psychiatry, she warns. When Breivik was given the floor, he praised the experts, but maintained that they were making him sick. He says he is part of a group whose aim is to prevent whites from becoming a minority. Difficult to bring about change The experts believe it is difficult to bring about significant change with the prison conditions he has today. This is an argument advocate Øystein Storrvik highlights. – It would be advisable to make certain changes, but we see that it is difficult to achieve, says psychologist specialist Nonstad in court. Pia Jorde Løvgren explains to news: – In order to change attitudes, it is important to socialize with people who have different attitudes. On a general basis, we believe it is necessary, she says. Says the goal is better sentencing conditions Prosecutor Hulda Olsen Karlsdottir believes the report is in accordance with the district court’s conclusion in 2012. – 1: He is not mentally ill. 2: He has severe personality disorders. 3: It is a combination of disturbances and fanaticism that makes the terror happen. The expert report is a key piece of evidence for the prosecution, states Karlsdottir. She points out that the experts have had conversations with Breivik, know the history and that from a professional point of view they can assess the risks surrounding him. Defense attorneys Øystein Storrvik and Marte Lindholm in the courtroom before day two of the Ringerike, Asker and Bærum district court proceedings. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB Defense attorney Øystein Storrvik believes Breivik needs better prison conditions in order to be rehabilitated. – That is what we are concerned with, says Storrvik. When he was given the floor, he asked the experts whether more contact with other people would be important for Breivik, which they confirmed. Referred to it as the Breivik show It is the second time he has asked for parole. The first petition was flatly rejected. Prosecutor Hulda Olsen Karlsdottir suggested on Tuesday that Breivik is using the trials as a stage, and pointed to a letter in which the terrorist himself referred to it as the “Breivik show”. – Do you use the cases to get your message out, and not for what the cases are about? wondered the prosecutor. – Both parts, replied Breivik. – Still dangerous The experts say it is difficult to trust what Breivik says about remorse and guilt. He is still as extreme, although he now says he is not violent. They believe there is a possible comeback between the lines of what Breivik says if society does not go in the direction he wants. In his explanation, Breivik referred to himself as a representative of a far-right group. – I tried to get Breivik to speak more on behalf of himself, and not on behalf of “us” and “we”. I think that is difficult for Breivik. The prosecution still perceives Breivik as a dangerous person, concludes Karlsdottir. Published 20.11.2024, at 09.58 Updated 20.11.2024, at 3.30 p.m
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