HalifaxSeagull
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- Aug 24, 2010
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Surely I'm misreading the headlines? If not he could be out by 2022? 
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Brevik 21yrs with a minimum of ten?!
- Thread starter HalifaxSeagull
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He'll serve the full 21 years and more I suspect.
"He was convicted of terrorism and premeditated murder, and given the maximum sentence of 21 years' imprisonment.
However, that can be prolonged at a later date if he is deemed to remain a danger to society."
"He was convicted of terrorism and premeditated murder, and given the maximum sentence of 21 years' imprisonment.
However, that can be prolonged at a later date if he is deemed to remain a danger to society."
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
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I think someone has already covered it in another thread but Norway has no life sentence. He has to serve 10 years minimum before he can apply for early release. If they think he is still a threat he will be refused and kept inside. Once the maximum term of 21 years has been servered if he is still thought to be a threat they can keep him locked up for another 5 years, at the end of that 5 year period they will review it and if he's still a threat then they can extend another 5 years. The 5 year process can be repeated and repeated giving him a life sentence.
Yeah, they can't give him more than the maximum sentence allows, but at least that provision is in there (I imagine it is in our legal system too).
smeariestbat
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- May 5, 2012
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my wifes norwegian, and in norway at the moment, according to her he got life and has no chance of getting out. i think something has been lost in translation with our press.
HalifaxSeagull
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I really hope so. It just came as a bit of a shock when it was announced on the news.
- Jan 3, 2012
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Having just checked the BBC website, their report holds the comments:
"However, that can be prolonged at a later date if he is deemed to remain a danger to society.
Delivering the verdict, Judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen imposed a sentence of "preventive detention," a special prison term for criminals considered dangerous to society.
She set the minimum length of imprisonment to 10 years."
I think it is highly unlikely he will be out after 10 years.
I thought the 21 years didn't sound very long, but it is the maximum sentence.
And It can be extended if he is considered to be a danger to society - if he continues to hold the same views, he will never get out.
Personally I think it is a pity he wasn't found insane, because a guilty verdict to him justifies what he did and makes him, in his own eyes, a political prisoner. If he is not insane, he is just evil with a capital "E".
"However, that can be prolonged at a later date if he is deemed to remain a danger to society.
Delivering the verdict, Judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen imposed a sentence of "preventive detention," a special prison term for criminals considered dangerous to society.
She set the minimum length of imprisonment to 10 years."
I think it is highly unlikely he will be out after 10 years.
I thought the 21 years didn't sound very long, but it is the maximum sentence.
And It can be extended if he is considered to be a danger to society - if he continues to hold the same views, he will never get out.
Personally I think it is a pity he wasn't found insane, because a guilty verdict to him justifies what he did and makes him, in his own eyes, a political prisoner. If he is not insane, he is just evil with a capital "E".
Norman Baker suck my lozenge
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Surely I'm misreading the headlines? If not he could be out by 2022?
f*** me!
And I thought our legal system was a shambles!
Lord Bracknell
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Now try reading beyond the headline.
Pinkie Brown
Wir Sind das Volk
I blinked when I heard the minimum sentence of 10 years!
However, as stated, it sounds like they were following local protocol & law by the book. Although technically he could be out in 10 years, the reality is, this nutcase will probably (& hopefully) be banged up for life. The option is there under local laws to extend his sentence beyond 21 years.
However, as stated, it sounds like they were following local protocol & law by the book. Although technically he could be out in 10 years, the reality is, this nutcase will probably (& hopefully) be banged up for life. The option is there under local laws to extend his sentence beyond 21 years.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
You can't make a rash reactionary statement if you read all the facts. Where is the fun in that?
ManxSeagull
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Surely they should have imposed a sentance of 21 years per life killed.
Sounds like Norway has a similar system to Canada. Here you get a "life" term in prison which in reality is only 25 years. That being said if you are deemed to be a threat to society (or in most cases your original crime was so horrific) they put you back for a further 25 years...and on and on.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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That's an obscenely light sentence.
