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14.23 Here's the judge's ruling:
The judgement has been communicated to the accused, to the defence attorney and the prosecuting attorney. This is the judgement. Anders Behring Breivik, has been charged under the Norwegian criminal law, article 147a, for acts of terrorism. Oslo police district has asked for the suspect to be remanded in custody for eight weeks with a ban on letters and visits with a complete isolation for four weeks.
The penal code 147a regards the destablisation or destruction of sections society such as the government and creating serious fear in the population, when the accused is suspected of criminal acts that could lead to more than six months in prison.
The court refers to that the accused has acknowledged carrying out the bomb explosion in the government buildings and the shootings in Utoya as mentioned in the court charges.
Despite the accused acknowledging the actual circumstances, he has not pleaded guilty. The court understands that the accused believes he had to carry out these attacks in order to save Europe from what he calls "cultural Marxism" and Muslim takeovr. His motive can be understood in the following manner: the objective of the attacks was to give "sharp signal" to people, to give the greatest possible loss to the Labour Party, to limit future recruitment. The accused explained that the Labour Party has failed the country and the people, and the price of their treason was what they had to pay yesterday.
The intention was not to kill as many people as possible, but to give a strong signal to the Labour Party that if they continue to allow mass immigration and to import Muslims [?].
Based on the statement of the accused, the court finds it sufficiently proven that the accused has acted to carry out terror, as defined under penal code 147a. Beyond that the court does not find it necessary to process the accused's motive.
The court further finds that the conditions for remanding the accused in custody have been met, as there is an immediate risk that the accused would tamper with evidence if he were now relased. Reference has been made to the accused making statements that require further investigation, including a statement about "two more cells in our organisation", and as such the investigations must be carried out without the accused being able to interfere with the investigation or to disturb it.
Penal alternatives to the penal code 168 are not applicable in this case. Remanding in custody for up to eight weeks is a proportional measure. The court finds out of consideration to the investigation, the accused not be given the op[portunity to communicate with others [and so Breivik will be denied access to media and prevented from communicating].
The prosecution has also requested complete isolation, with regard of the loss of evidence. THe court finds that the seriousness of the case means that the conditions are met. The isolation has been set at four weeks.
Anders Behring Breivik, born 13 February 1979, will be held by the court not beyond 20 September 2011. He will be held in complete isolation until 22 August 2011. That is the ruling.
14.22 The judge's statement is expected any minute now.
14.20 The few brief glimpses of Breivik that journalists got through his car window as he arrived showed he was wearing a red shirt and red jumper - it looks as though his request to wear a "uniform" was denied.
14.14 "Pandemonium" outside the courtroom ahead of the judge's statement, according to Sky's Ali Bunkall. "Norway is a very polite society", he notes. "Blame foreign media?"
14.11 David Cameron has been asked in his press conference about the suggestion that Breivik was "recruited" by two members of an English far-Right group. He said:
14.09 Two young men tried to attack the car that was transporting Breivik when it arrived at court earlier. Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star spoke to one of them; he said that one of his friends had been killed and another wounded in Utoya.
14.03 This is the armoured Mercedes that Breivik arrived and left court in.
13.54 Jose Zapateto describes the attacks as "One of the most serious and worrying events we have seen on European soil" and says it calls for a "European response". Zapatero became Prime Minister just weeks after the 2004 Madrid bombings which killed 191 people.
13.47 David Cameron is speaking alongside the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Zapatero in Downing Street:
In the wake of this atrocity Britain must of course review its own security, and that's what the NSC started to do this morning.
13.42 The Oslo newspaper Aftenposten ran a large interview this morning with Geir Lippestad, the lawyer who is to represent Breivik in court. Thore Haugstad, one of our reporters, has translated a few key points from it - these aren't verbatim:
Breivik says that in 60 years, society will understand what he just did. Lippestad does not want to promote any of the ideologies represented by Beivik; he has not, and will not, tell Breivik his own views on the actions.
Lippestad has consciously decided not to comment or repeat the manifesto. He also doubts whether the press are right to do this.
Breivik has not changed. He remains calm and is focusing on the details. He perceives this as a kind of war or revolution, and that his actions are necessary to achieve his goals; it is clear he acted on deep beliefs.
Lippestad has personally been engaged in the Norwergian handicap society, donor organisations, a cancer charity and other charities; he says the case poses personal problems for him, but that it is important to follow democratic principles, and he wants to remain professional.
Monday 25 July 2011
Norway shooting: live - Telegraph
via telegraph.co.uk
