Breivik, who was sentenced to prison for killing 77 people in 2011, has access to a kitchen, fitness room and a TV with Xbox.
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik will remain in isolation in prison after losing a legal attempt to overturn state-imposed conditions.
A neo-Nazi who killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting spree in 2011 sued the Norwegian state in January, accusing prison conditions of violating human rights.
“After a comprehensive evaluation, the Oslo District Court has concluded that the terms of Mr. Breivik's sentence do not constitute a violation of human rights,” the court said in a statement accompanying Thursday's ruling.
Breivik, who changed his name to Fjötorf Hansen, is currently serving a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison at the time of the crime, but his sentence could be extended if he is deemed to be a threat to society.
He has been in isolation since 2012 for crimes including killing eight people with a car bomb in Oslo and shooting dead 69 others on the island of Utøya on July 22, 2011, since the outbreak in Norway. It was the deadliest violent incident. Second World War.
Breivik claimed his isolation amounted to “inhuman” punishment under the European Convention on Human Rights. However, the court rejected his claim against the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
“Breivik has good physical prison conditions and relatively great freedom in his daily life,” Judge Birgitte Korrud said in her ruling.
She added that “sentencing conditions have clearly improved” and there is “no evidence of any permanent harm from the punishment”.
Breivik, 45, was transferred to Ringerike Prison two years ago, where he lived in a two-story complex with a kitchen, dining room, Xbox, several armchairs, and a TV room with a black-and-white photo of the Eiffel Tower. is being detained. wall.
He also has a fitness room with weights, treadmills, and a rowing machine, and three parakeets fly around the facility.
“I was treated well”
“Breivik is being treated particularly well,” prison warden Eirik Bergstedt testified at a court hearing last month.
The incident took place over five days at Breivik maximum security prison on the shores of Lake Tillifjorden, where Utøya is also located.
“In summary, the court concludes that the sentencing conditions cannot be or were not unduly onerous,” Thursday's decision said.
Breivik has shown no remorse for his attack and remains considered dangerous by Norwegian authorities.
During his testimony at the hearing, he broke down in tears and said he had been suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts.
But Janne Gudim Hermansen, a prison-appointed psychiatrist who has seen Breivik since he was transferred to Ringerike, told the hearing that her tears were questionable and that “perhaps this accomplished something.” I think it was used to do something.”
Breivik filed similar legal claims in 2016 and 2017.
In 2016, the Oslo District Court shocked the world by ruling that his isolation was a violation of his rights.
However, on appeal, the Norwegian High Court ruled in favor of the state, and the European Court of Human Rights dismissed his case as “inadmissible” in 2018.
Breivik immediately appealed Thursday's ruling, Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported.
