Norwegian Mass Murderer Appears Before Parole Hearing

Norwegian Mass Murderer Appears Before Parole Hearing
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik arrives in court, on the first day of a hearing where he is seeking parole, in Skien, Norway, on Jan. 18, 2022. Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB scanpix via AP
The Associated Press
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SKIEN, Norway—Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in bomb-and-gun massacres in Norway’s worst peacetime slaughter in 2011, appeared Tuesday before a court for a parole hearing.

The Telemark District Court must rule whether Breivik is still so dangerous that society needs extra protection against him. and keep him behind bars A decade ago, the Norwegian mass killer was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the terrorist acts on the island of Utøya and in the government quarter in Oslo. It can be extended indefinitely.