Norwegian killer loses family after massacre
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April 24, 2012, Tuesday
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THE right-wing extremist who confessed to a massacre of 77 people in Norway compared the pain he caused the families of his victims to his own situation, saying he lost contact with his friends and family after the July 22 attacks.
Anders Behring Breivik, 33, showed no remorse as he continued his shocking testimony about his shooting spree at the annual summer youth camp of the governing Labor Party.
Calling the rampage "necessary," Breivik compared being shunned by those close to him to the grief of the bereaved.
"The only difference was that for my part it was a choice," he said yesterday.
Breivik has confessed to the bombing and shooting rampage but rejects criminal guilt, saying the victims had betrayed their country by embracing immigration. Even the defense admits there is virtually no chance of an acquittal, so the key issue to be determined in the trial is whether Breivik is criminally insane.
Two psychiatric examinations reached opposite conclusions on that point. Breivik himself insists he is sane, and accuses the prosecutors of trying to make him look irrational.
"I know I'm at risk of ending up at an insane asylum, and I'm going to do what I can to avoid that," he told the court.
Breivik became defensive as prosecutors quizzed him about sections of the 1,500-page manifesto he posted online before the attacks. It describes uniforms, medals, greetings and codes of conduct for the "Knights Templar" militant group that he claims to belong to. Prosecutors don't believe it exists.
If found sane Breivik would face 21 years in prison though he can be held longer if deemed a danger to society.
Anders Behring Breivik, 33, showed no remorse as he continued his shocking testimony about his shooting spree at the annual summer youth camp of the governing Labor Party.
Calling the rampage "necessary," Breivik compared being shunned by those close to him to the grief of the bereaved.
"The only difference was that for my part it was a choice," he said yesterday.
Breivik has confessed to the bombing and shooting rampage but rejects criminal guilt, saying the victims had betrayed their country by embracing immigration. Even the defense admits there is virtually no chance of an acquittal, so the key issue to be determined in the trial is whether Breivik is criminally insane.
Two psychiatric examinations reached opposite conclusions on that point. Breivik himself insists he is sane, and accuses the prosecutors of trying to make him look irrational.
"I know I'm at risk of ending up at an insane asylum, and I'm going to do what I can to avoid that," he told the court.
Breivik became defensive as prosecutors quizzed him about sections of the 1,500-page manifesto he posted online before the attacks. It describes uniforms, medals, greetings and codes of conduct for the "Knights Templar" militant group that he claims to belong to. Prosecutors don't believe it exists.
If found sane Breivik would face 21 years in prison though he can be held longer if deemed a danger to society.
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