Breivik wins lawsuit against Norway for “inhuman treatment”April 20, 2016 - 18:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Norwegian court ruled on Wednesday, April 20 in favor of mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik in his lawsuit against the Norwegian state, finding it guilty of "inhuman treatment" for keeping him in solitary confinement, AFP reports. "The court... has concluded that the prison conditions constitute inhuman treatment," the Oslo district court said. It said the rightwing extremist's almost five-year isolation violated Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Judge Helen Andenaes Sekulic ruled however that Breivik's right to correspondence, guaranteed by Article 8 of the convention, had not been violated, AFP says. The 37-year-old far-right extremist, who said at a March hearing into his lawsuit that he was now a neo-Nazi, had asked for the restrictions on his correspondence and visits to be lifted so he could communicate with his supporters. The state had argued the restrictions needed to be maintained because he was "extremely dangerous", and to prevent his supporters from carrying out future attacks. Norway's most notorious inmate has been detained in a high-security prison unit since he massacred 77 people in a bomb-and-gun rampage. He is serving a maximum 21-year sentence -- which can be extended if he is still considered dangerous -- for killing eight people in a bombing outside a government building in Oslo and then shooting dead another 69, mostly teenagers, at a Labour Youth camp on the island of Utoya on July 22, 2011. Disguised as a police officer, he spent more than an hour hunting down the almost 600 youths trapped on the small island. The state was also ordered to pay Breivik's legal fees of 331,000 Norwegian kroner (35,850 euros, $40,735). Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |