Tomorrow, Anders Breivik, the Norwegian mass murderer, will make an unusual bid for parole following 10 years in prison.
Breivik will argue he is no longer a danger to society in an attempt to get an early release from his 21-year sentence, but families of victims and survivors fear he will grandstand his extreme views during the hearing.
Experts say that the far-right terrorist is unlikely to receive early release as he has not shown any remorse after he killed 77 victims in an explosion and gun attack in 2011.
Randi Rosenqvist is the psychiatrist who followed Breivik after his 2012 imprisonment. She says that she has not noticed any significant changes in Breivik’s functioning since either his criminal trial, where he boasted about the extent of the slaughter or his human rights case in 2016, when he gave the Nazi salute.
“In principle, parole seekers would need to be able to express remorse in practice and show understanding of why these acts can’t be repeated,” she stated.
At his hearing, she will testify. She also submits the psychiatric evaluation. These reports are often crucial for criminals who want to show that they’re not dangerous.
While the hearing should last approximately three days and will be over by Monday, the final verdict will not be revealed for at least several weeks.

Anders Breivik is the Norwegian mass killer. He was pictured before the court in 2012. Tomorrow, he will attempt to get parole for 10 years.


Families of victims (pictured) fear Anders Breivik will grandstand his extreme views during the hearing as he requests early release after serving ten years of his 21-year sentence for killing 77 people in a bomb and gun massacre in 2011

After months of careful preparations, Breivik detonated a car bomb in front of the Oslo government headquarters, killing 8 people and injuring many more.

Breivik then drove to the island of Utøya, where he opened fire on the annual summer camp of the left-wing Labor Party’s youth wing. Sixty-nine of the victims were teenagers. Breivik was then forced to surrender to police.
Berit Johnsen is a research professor at University College of Norwegian Correctional Service.
“It is evident that there is still a very high chance that he will be convicted of new crimes after he is freed.”
On July 22, 2011, Breivik, who had spent months meticulously planning, detonated the car bomb near Oslo’s government headquarters. Eight people were killed and many others were injured.
He then drove to the island of Utøya, where he opened fire on the annual summer camp of the left-wing Labor Party’s youth wing. Sixty nine people were killed there, the majority of which were teenagers. Breivik then surrendered to police.
In 2012 Breivik was handed the maximum 21-year sentence with a clause — rarely used in the Norwegian justice system — that he can be held indefinitely if he is still considered a danger to society.
He can request a parole hearing after ten years. This clause is what allows Breivik to do so. Johnsen says that while it is likely to result in a lifetime sentence, Breivik may be able to request annual parole hearings, where he will have the opportunity for him broadcast his opinions.
‘According to Norwegian law he has a right now to go before a judge,’ said Øystein Storrvik, Breivik’s defense lawyer.
He emphasizes this right. It is hard for me to give an opinion about his motivation.

Families and friends gather at Oslo Cathedral in tribute to the victims of Anders Breivik’s July 2011 attack

Day after the massacre that left 77 dead, mourners pay their respects in a sea filled with flowers.

A candlelight vigil was held for victims’ families to console them at the end of the far-right terrorist Anders Breivik’s gun and bomb rampage.

As they remember the victims of the terrorist attack which claimed the lives of 77, thousands of people gathered at Oslo City Hall on July 25, 2011 to display ‘love Utoya’ signs.
Storrvik stated that Breivik will summon Per Oberg from Sweden to testify in his defence. While he would not go into detail about Breivik’s defense, he said that it was important to expect no contrition.
Storrvik said, “According to law there’s no obligation that it’s necessary to feel remorseful.”
It is not the legal main point. The legal issue is not whether the person is dangerous.
Lisbeth Kristine Røyneland, who heads a family and survivors support group, fears giving Breivik a platform could inspire likeminded ideologues.
“I believe he does this to get attention. She said that the only thing she was concerned about is whether he can freely express his extremist views and talk to others with the same mentality.
She referred to Philip Manshaus, a Norwegian gunman who was inspired by New Zealand’s 2019 terror attacks and killed his step-sister in an attempt to take over a mosque.
Breivik uses grandstanding as a way to advance his extremist agendas.
He entered courtroom every day during his trial in 2012, flashing an open fist salute and telling grieving parents that it was a wish he’d killed more.
He tried to create a fascist party while in prison, and he reached out to right-wing extremists both in Europe and in the United States by post.
Fearing Breivik’s incitement to violence, prison officials confiscated many of these letters.
He sued the government in 2016 claiming that his isolation, frequent strip searches, and being handcuffed throughout his early incarceration were violations of his human rights.
He gave a Nazi salute to journalists in the course of his case, which was initially won. However, it was overturned by higher court judges in 2017.

In 2012, his trial was ongoing. He appeared in court every day, flashing a close fist salute and telling grieving families that he wishes he’d killed more.

In the initial case he won, he made a Nazi salute to journalists. However, he was eventually overthrown by higher courts in 2017. (pictured).
Beyond providing a pulpit for the killer, the case could re-open psychological wounds for families of victims, and survivors, says Røyneland.
Personally, I find this absurd. He is absurd, I believe. But you must remember that he will have all the attention of the survivors as well as the parents. Some people may be retraumatized.
Breivik, who claimed to be commander of an underground Christian military organization plotting an anti Muslim revolution in Europe at the time of the attack, was captured.
The group was never found by investigators. According to him, he was a traditional neo-Nazi in 2016, claiming that his former crusader image was for show.
Breivik has three cell to himself at Skien prison’s high security wing. They are outfitted with videogame consoles and a TV, a DVD player as well as newspapers, exercise machines, and an electronic typewriter.
A larger gym is also available to him daily. Rosenqvist stated that his living conditions are excellent and that he was able to complete his high school exams. He is currently studying for his university degree.
In 2012, he was convicted by a court of law. This rejected the prosecution’s claim that he was psychotic. Breivik didn’t appeal the sentence.

Prime Minister Erna Sollberg, Crown Prince Haakon und Crown Princess Mette Mart laid flowers tributes at markt to mark the tenth anniversary for the murders of July 20, 2021

Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon (Prince of Norway) and Princess Ingrid Alexandra laid flowers at a monument to mark ten years since Utoeya Island bombings.