Norway appeals court rules Breivik's rights not violated

An appeals court in Norway ruled on Wednesday that the government had not violated the human rights of convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik by holding him in isolation in prison.

"The Borgarting Court of Appeal has determined that Anders Behring Breivik is not, and has not been subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment," the court said in a statement.

The appeals court said that Breivik "still appears strongly affected by his right-wing extremist, political universe" and "there is a high risk that Breivik will resort to violence in the future".

Breivik's lawyer, Oystein Storrvik, said early this year that he was prepared to take the case to the supreme court if he did not succeed in the appeals court, and also to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg if necessary.

Last year, Oslo district court supported the 37-year-old mass killer's claim that his prison conditions violated his human rights as he was subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment according to the ECHR.

On July 22, 2011, Breivik set off a car bomb that killed eight people outside the government headquarters in Oslo before killing 69 others in a shooting rampage on Utoya Island, where young members of the governing Labor Party had gathered for their annual summer camp.

Breivik was sentenced to 21 years in prison in 2012 at Oslo district court.

source: Xinhua