Norway gun suspect questioned again
The man who confessed to a bombing and youth camp shooting spree in Norway is facing his second interrogation since the massacre, as the nation mourns the 76 victims in memorial services marking a week since the attacks.
Norwegian news agency NTB says Anders Breivik was picked up at a jail and transported to police headquarters in Oslo for a second session of questioning.
Breivik was questioned for seven hours on Saturday, the day after the atrocities in Oslo and the island of Utoya.
He admitted carrying out the attacks but has pleaded not guilty to terror charges, saying he’s in a state of war.
Several memorial services are planned today, as well as a funeral for one of the dozens of people gunned down at a Labour Party youth camp.
Breivik has confessed to the attacks, saying he was trying to save the Western world from Muslim colonisation and justifying the rampage in a 1,500-page anti-immigrant manifesto.
His lawyer has said he considers himself a “saviour” and that it is likely he is insane.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is scheduled to attend two memorial services, one hosted by the Labour Party and the other held in a mosque in an immigrant district of Oslo.
Stoltenberg has urged the increasingly diverse Nordic nation to show unity in the face of its deadliest assault during peacetime.
Police have charged Breivik with terrorism, which carries a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison.
However, it is possible the charge will change during the investigation to crimes against humanity, which carries a 30-year prison term, Norway’s top prosecutor Tor-Aksel Busch said.
“Such charges will be considered when the entire police investigation has been finalised,” he said. “It is an extensive investigation. We will charge Breivik for each individual killing.”
A formal indictment is not expected until next year, Busch said.
