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Breivik hospitalisation could be short-term. Anders Behring Breivik might be returned to prison from a psychiatric facility under a provision within Norway’s mental health law even if sent for compulsory treament, reports say. This part of the law, which has only been used once since being introduced 10 years ago, was applied last summer in the case of a Supreme Court ruling involving a 56-year-old-man. He is still in Bergen’s Sandviken Hospital while a place is prepared at lla prison According to VG, central sources within Norway’s health and criminal sectors tell the paper this clause is likely to be applied in Breivik’s case.

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Breivik hospitalisation could be short-term

Published on Tuesday, 21st August, 2012 at 12:21 under the news in brief category, by Lyndsey Smith   .

Anders Behring Breivik might be returned to prison from a psychiatric facility under a provision within Norway’s mental health law even if sent for compulsory treament, reports say.

6 June: Breivik in Courtroom 250
6 June: Breivik in Courtroom 250
Photo: ©2012 Ben McPherson/The Foreigner


This part of the law, which has only been used once since being introduced 10 years ago, was applied last summer in the case of a Supreme Court ruling involving a 56-year-old-man. He is still in Bergen’s Sandviken Hospital while a place is prepared at lla prison

According to VG, central sources within Norway’s health and criminal sectors tell the paper this clause is likely to be applied in Breivik’s case.

If sentenced to psychiatric care, the perpetrator will be taken to the hospital at Dikemark to be observed for three weeks. After this period, he can be returned to prison if deemed not to be psychotic but there is a danger of repetition of committing a serious criminal offence.

Breivik’s sentence is due this Friday, 24 August. The Court will be convened at 10:00.

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Published on Tuesday, 21st August, 2012 at 12:21 under the news in brief category, by Lyndsey Smith   .

This post has the following tags: andersbehringbreivik, breiviktrialoslo, oslodistrictcourt, oslobombing, utoeyashootings, utoya.

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