On Tuesday, right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway in 2011, will make his second parole plea, which is most likely to be turned down.
After serving ten years of his sentence, the 45-year-old is eligible to apply for conditional early release once a year under Norwegian legislation.
The court rejected his initial plea for release in January 2022, stating that there was a “clear risk” that he might revert to the actions that resulted in the attacks on July 22, 2011.
“He’s asking for parole, but that’s not so probable,” his attorney Oystein Storrvik told AFP prior to the start of the three-day hearing on Tuesday.
During the hearing, which is being held in the Ringerike prison gymnasium for security reasons, Breivik is expected to speak directly to the court.
He has already voiced his extreme opinions during court hearings.
“We want the court to consider his progression, he has a right to… develop and have better living conditions so he can have some kind of future,” Storrvik stated.
In 2012, Breivik received the highest punishment in Norway at the time—21 years in prison—which might be increased as long as he continues to pose a threat to society.
For over 12 years, he has been segregated from other prisoners in high-security prisons.
