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A NORWEGIAN court has ruled that bomb and gun attack suspect Anders Behring Breivik will be held in solitary confinement for a further four weeks.
Breivik, 32, has already spent a month in isolation. The judge who originally ordered his detention had given authorities permission to hold him for eight weeks, with just half of that time designated for solitary confinement.
Today, Judge Hugo Abselseth acknowledged that Breivik had described his detention as “boring and monotonous, and a sadistic torture method”, but said that the isolation period would be extended. Breivik is not allowed any visitors, bar his lawyer. The court ruled that “there is a considerable likelihood that he has a realistic opportunity” of tampering with evidence if he is not held in solitary confinement.
He is due in court again on 19 September.
Breivik has admitted carrying out the attacks, but denies criminal responsibility. Eight people were killed when a bomb exploded outside government offices in Oslo and, within hours, 69 people were shot dead on Utoya island.
Prosecutor Paal-Fredrik Jhort Kraby told the AP that the authorities don’t want him to communicate with people outside the prison.
Despite Breivik indicating in early police interrogation that he was associated with two ‘cells’, police have found no evidence he was aided in the attacks and they believe he acted alone. Breivik was arrested on Utoya during the attack on 22 July.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is planning to visit Utoya island with survivors of the attack tomorrow. He said he will be there “as a friend, as a prime minister.” A special event commemorating the victims will be held in Oslo on Sunday.
- Additional reporting by the AP
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A TD’s for life (pension) and not just for Christmas.
Reduce the number of Dail seats.
http://www.wethecitizens.ie/talk/article/reducing_the_size_and_cost_of_government
Intresting link Sean. I don’t think these turkeys will vote for Christmas though.
How do I run for it?
Fianna Fail, the soldiers of our failed destiny, would be wise not to run a candidate for the by-election. Sure, why would they anyway: won’t they have made Fianna Fail history by not having “one” TD in the whole of Dublin. Maybe, one day, they could even do one better by not having one in the whole country!
Rumours that Pat Cox will be the Fine Gael candidate.
As someone who disagrees on most things with FG I still feel compelled to ask not to screw things up for yourselves in this by-election. Pat friggin Cox – Mister 7 pensions and still only 59. Mr. EU insider who has a lobby company advising Multi nationals on how to deal with the EU. A hopper from party to party, depending on which one is good for Pat Cox. Jesus if ye want to cement your party as a Golden Circle gombeen outfit go for it but it will be a chocking mistake all too familiar to FF activists. HQ knows best etc etc etc.
Say it ain’t so Dave, say it ain’t so?
More money wasted to find a waster to pension off! Great
I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more meager. Every dollar that we prudently save means that their life will be so much the more abundant. Economy is idealism in its most practical form.
C Coolidge
Kieran Dennison will take this seat for Fine Gael. He was only just edged out by Brian Linehan in February. Fine Gael are at 44% in the polls, up from 36% in February. The only other Fine Gael TD in that constituency is Leo Varadkar, so it would be good for them to have a back bencher as well as a Minister.
Labour are down to 12% in the polls, I don’t see them getting this seat. Fianna FAIL are at 15% but nobody is gonna vote for them. Anyone else is so low in the rankings it wouldn’t matter. To take this potential victory away from Fine Gael would need a real game changer, real star quality.
Comment of the year there Daniel, Fianna fail at 15% but nobody going to vote for them. Pmsl. I bet maths wasn’t your strong subject at school (:
Last FF seat in Dublin now gone, amazing turnaround and rightly so.
Clearly someone will vote for them, what I am saying is they won’t take the seat. Try not to take everything you read literally.
Yes obviously they will get some votes, but they won’t take the seat, that’s what I am saying. Try not to take everything you read literally.
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