STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) – The appeal would argue that Breivik’s imprisonment does not constitute "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The statement added that the Norwegian state disagrees with the Oslo district court’s application of the law and evidence evaluation.
"After professional advice from the attorney and in consultation with the Correctional Service, I have today asked the Attorney General to appeal the ruling," Minister of Justice Anders Anundsen said in a statement published on the Norwegian government website.
Breivik filed a lawsuit against the government in March for breaching the ECHR by keeping him in isolation and censoring his correspondence. He argues that solitary confinement amounts to torture, while censorship violates his privacy.
In 2012, Breivik was sentenced to 21 years in prison for a 2011 gun and bomb attack that killed 77 people on Utoeya Island and outside a government building in Oslo. His jail term is the maximum sentence allowed under Norwegian law, but the government may extend it if Breivik is still considered to be dangerous.
