Norway court denies parole for neo-Nazi killer Breivik

By AFP 1 February 2022, 5:57 pm

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A Norway court rejects Anders Behring Breivik’s request for parole just 10 years after the neo-Nazi committed the country’s deadliest peacetime attack.

“There is a clear risk that [Breivik] will resume the behavior that led to the July 22nd terrorist attacks,” the Telemark district court says as it dismisses his request for conditional early release.

Breivik, who killed 77 people in twin attacks in 2011, claims he has distanced himself from violence and wants to be paroled after serving the minimum court-ordered 10 years of his 21-year sentence. His jail term can be extended for as long as he is considered a threat to society.