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Norway to Appeal Oslo Court Ruling of Breivik’s Human Rights Violations

© AP Photo / Frank AugsteinAccused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik gestures as he arrives at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway
Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik gestures as he arrives at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway - Sputnik International
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The Norwegian government said Tuesday it would appeal an Oslo district court April 20 ruling partially upholding convicted mass murderer Anders Breivik’s claim that the conditions of his incarceration violate his rights.

STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) – The appeal would argue that Breivik’s imprisonment does not constitute "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The statement added that the Norwegian state disagrees with the Oslo district court’s application of the law and evidence evaluation.

"After professional advice from the attorney and in consultation with the Correctional Service, I have today asked the Attorney General to appeal the ruling," Minister of Justice Anders Anundsen said in a statement published on the Norwegian government website.

Anders Behring Breivik (file) - Sputnik International
Oslo Court Rules Norway Violated Mass Murderer Breivik's Human Rights
The Norwegian state will later disclose "details" of the appeal later and submit it within the one-month deadline since the district court published its ruling on April 22.

Breivik filed a lawsuit against the government in March for breaching the ECHR by keeping him in isolation and censoring his correspondence. He argues that solitary confinement amounts to torture, while censorship violates his privacy.

In 2012, Breivik was sentenced to 21 years in prison for a 2011 gun and bomb attack that killed 77 people on Utoeya Island and outside a government building in Oslo. His jail term is the maximum sentence allowed under Norwegian law, but the government may extend it if Breivik is still considered to be dangerous.

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