Norwegian mass killer Breivik says his attacks were 'necessary' in parole bid

Source: Reuters

Norwegian mass killer Breivik says his attacks were 'necessary' in parole bid

Gwladys Fouche
Updated Tue, November 19, 2024 at 8:49 AM EST·3 min read

SANDVIKA, Norway (Reuters) -Anders Behring Breivik, the jailed mass murderer who killed 77 in Norway's worst peacetime atrocity, told a court his attacks were "necessary" as he asked for early release on Tuesday, but a prosecutor said he remained dangerous and should not be freed.

In July 2011, the anti-Muslim neo-Nazi killed eight with a car bomb in Oslo and then gunned down 69, most of them teenagers, at a Labour Party youth camp on Utoeya island.

This is Breivik's second attempt at parole. He has served 13 years of a 21-year sentence, the maximum penalty at the time of his crimes, which can be extended for as long as he is deemed a threat to society.

In a 45-minute-long, often rambling, statement to the court, Breivik briefly expressed regret for his actions, before describing how he was treated "like an animal" in jail and how, should he be freed, he would negotiate with the state for his far-right supporters to stop their attacks on society, without giving details of any specific attacks.

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