Norway killer makes ‘unrealistic’ demands

The lawyer defending the confessed killer in Norway’s twin terror attacks said his client has presented a long list of “unrealistic” demands.

Geir Lippestad told reporters Anders Behring Breivik is linking these demands to his willingness to share information about two other alleged terrorist cells that he has mentioned during questioning. The July 22 bombing in Norway’s government quarter in Oslo and a shooting massacre at a Labour Party youth camp on Utoya island killed 77 people.

Breivik has two lists of demands. One consists of requests common among inmates such as for cigarettes and civilian clothing.

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The other is “unrealistic, far, far from the real world and shows he doesn’t know how society works”, Lippestad said.

“They are completely impossible to fulfil he added, saying that although Breivik has agreed to be examined by local psychiatrists, he also wants to be investigated by Japanese specialists.

“He claims the Japanese understand the idea and values of honour and that a Japanese (specialist) would understand him a lot better than any European would.”

Lippestad said his client has also demanded complete political reform, in which he wants to be assigned a key role. “His demands here includes the complete overthrowing of both the Norwegian and European societies,” he said.

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