Earlier today around 40,000 people gathered in an Oslo square to sing Children of the Rainbow , a popular peace song which mass killer Anders Breivik has condemned during his trial.
Breivik had accused Lillebjoern Nilsen, the singer of Children of the Rainbow, of being a Marxist intent on brainwashing children with his music.
Showing posts with label trial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trial. Show all posts
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Oslo's Trial of the Century - some facts about the trial of Anders Breivik
Anders Breivik's trial for killing 77 people and injuring a further 151 on July 22nd last year is due to start in he next few days in Oslo, Norway.
*Both the Justice Minister and the Chief of Security Services were forced to resign following heavy criticism of the way they had handled the terror attacks.
*The police, security services and the Prime Minister apologised about the mis-handling of the case in March.
*Police errors on the day is are under investigation and will form a substantial part of the independent public inquiry due to be published in August.
*Oslo District Court has built a new, custom-made courtroom specially for Breivik's trial.
*The new courtroom is No. 250.
*Additionally, they have refurbished 2 floors to for the media and other affected parties to follow the trial.
*The trial is estimated to cost around £10m (12.1m euros, $15.9m), according to Geir Engebretsen, President of the Court.
*Between 1,000-1,400 people will be in the court building for each day of the trial.
*There are only 190 seats in the main courtroom and these will be reserved for the victims and members of the press.
*2,500 people will follow the trial via video link in 18 local courts around Norway.
*Breivik will be protected in court by a bulletproof screen as he has received a number of death threats whilst in prison awaiting trial.
*There will be a panel of five judges instead of a jury.
*The five judges will include two professional judges and three lay judges (general members of the public).
*The trial is expected to end on 22 June.
*The verdict will not be heard for several weeks after that, and could be appealed.
*The trial will start with the indictment read by the prosecution.
*Breivik is expected to take several days to testify beginning on Tuesday 17 April when he will take the stand.
*The prosecution will call more than 90 witnesses.
*The defence will call around 40 witnesses including a prolific far-right Norwegian blogger, Fjordman.
*Also expected to be called are members of the Labour Party and Progress Party, terrorism experts and psychiatrists. Several public figures have said they will refuse to appear.
*Breivik's dwarning has warned that his client is likely to say things many will find offensive and shocking.
*Breivik has said: "I am not sorry and I would do the same thing all over again."
*Two psychiatric reports ordered by the court came up with opposite conclusions. The first report (November 2011) concluded that Breivik was a paranoid schizophrenic and was psychotic at the time of the crime. The second report (April 2012) concluded that Breivik was sane and showed no signs of psychosis.
*Breivik considers himself a political activist and a soldier trying to save Norway and Europe from being taken over by Islam.
*Both the Justice Minister and the Chief of Security Services were forced to resign following heavy criticism of the way they had handled the terror attacks.
*The police, security services and the Prime Minister apologised about the mis-handling of the case in March.
*Police errors on the day is are under investigation and will form a substantial part of the independent public inquiry due to be published in August.
*Oslo District Court has built a new, custom-made courtroom specially for Breivik's trial.
*The new courtroom is No. 250.
*Additionally, they have refurbished 2 floors to for the media and other affected parties to follow the trial.
*The trial is estimated to cost around £10m (12.1m euros, $15.9m), according to Geir Engebretsen, President of the Court.
*Between 1,000-1,400 people will be in the court building for each day of the trial.
*There are only 190 seats in the main courtroom and these will be reserved for the victims and members of the press.
*2,500 people will follow the trial via video link in 18 local courts around Norway.
*Breivik will be protected in court by a bulletproof screen as he has received a number of death threats whilst in prison awaiting trial.
*There will be a panel of five judges instead of a jury.
*The five judges will include two professional judges and three lay judges (general members of the public).
*The trial is expected to end on 22 June.
*The verdict will not be heard for several weeks after that, and could be appealed.
*The trial will start with the indictment read by the prosecution.
*Breivik is expected to take several days to testify beginning on Tuesday 17 April when he will take the stand.
*The prosecution will call more than 90 witnesses.
*The defence will call around 40 witnesses including a prolific far-right Norwegian blogger, Fjordman.
*Also expected to be called are members of the Labour Party and Progress Party, terrorism experts and psychiatrists. Several public figures have said they will refuse to appear.
*Breivik's dwarning has warned that his client is likely to say things many will find offensive and shocking.
*Breivik has said: "I am not sorry and I would do the same thing all over again."
*Two psychiatric reports ordered by the court came up with opposite conclusions. The first report (November 2011) concluded that Breivik was a paranoid schizophrenic and was psychotic at the time of the crime. The second report (April 2012) concluded that Breivik was sane and showed no signs of psychosis.
*Breivik considers himself a political activist and a soldier trying to save Norway and Europe from being taken over by Islam.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Stephen Lawrence, a poem
Letters of outrage but
Words cannot bring him back and
Sentences can never be long enough.
Books will be written,
Television programmes made,
Documentaries and analysis on rolling news,
For a young life so needlessly lost.
Shed no tears for his loss
Nor mourn with his family,
It is done. He is gone.
Cry, instead, for a broken society, OUR broken society,
Producing bigots, nurturing their hate, fuelling their ignorance,
And harbouring them from justice for years.
Books will be written,
Television programmes made,
Documentaries and analysis on rolling news,
For a young life so needlessly lost.
Sentences can never be long enough,
Words cannot bring him back.
Robert Steadman
3rd January 2012
The day the murderers of Stephen Lawrence were eventually found guilty
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