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OSLO, Norway – Forensic scientists have criticized a report that says confessedmass killer Anders Behring Breivik was sane when he massacred 77people last year in a bomb attack and shooting spree. In a letter published Friday, the Norwegian Board of ForensicMedicine questioned why that report had not taken into account"important information" provided by the killer's mother, who saidthat her son's behavior changed dramatically a year before the July22 attacks. Meanwhile, experts testifying in court threw doubt on Breivik'sclaim that his lethal rampage was a planned suicide attack. Breivik's mental state is the key issue of his ongoing trial andwill determine his sentencing. If found guilty and criminally sane, he would face 21 years inprison, though he could be held longer if deemed dangerous tosociety. If declared insane, he would be committed to compulsorypsychiatric care. Two psychological examinations carried out before Breivik's terrorand murder trial started in mid-April reached opposite conclusionson the 33-year-old's sanity. Information provided by the mother was central to the first report,which found Breivik psychotic at the time of his rampage. Thesecond report declared him sane, but said he suffers frompersonality disturbances. Judges had given the forensic board until June 1 to take a stand onthe validity of the second psychiatrist's report. After receivingthe letter, Judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen said Friday the courtwould focus on the concerns raised in the reports when questioningpsychiatrists later in the trial. In the attacks, Breivik set off a car bomb outside governmentbuildings in central Oslo, killing eight people, and then went on ashooting rampage at a Labor Party youth retreat on Utoya islandthat left 69 dead. He has admitted to the killings, but denies criminal guilt, sayingthe victims had betrayed their country by embracing immigration. Healso insists he is sane. Last week, he declared that he would notappeal a guilty verdict if the court deems him sane. A terror expert told the court on Friday that Breivik's killingsdid not conform to conventional suicide attacks. "(They) lack many elements of a suicide attack. He did not make amartyr video, he did not die and had no bomb belt," said BrynjarLia, from the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment. Lia alsonoted that Breivik called officials twice to surrender during theUtoya attack. Early in the trial, Breivik said he had expected to die andrejected suggestions that he suffered from a narcissisticpersonality disorder. "July 22 wasn't about me. July 22 was a suicide attack. I wasn'texpecting to survive that day," he told the court on April 17. "Anarcissist would never have given his life for anyone or anything." Local media reported that prison authorities are preparing to keepBreivik behind bars for a long time. Although he will be kept apartfrom other prisoners because he's considered a high-risk inmate,prison officials plan to form a specially trained group, includingguards, who will be allowed to visit him and provide him somecompany. Knut Bjarkeid, the head of Ila prison where Breivik is being kept,told the Norwegian VG daily that their greatest concern is ahostage situation. "Many of our efforts concerning Breivik are being carried out toprevent him from taking hostages which would be his onlypossibility of breaking through the layers of security measures,"VG quoted him as saying. Earlier this week, medical experts confirmed in court that Breiviklikely was under the influence of stimulants at the time of theattacks after consuming a mixture that included ephedrine, caffeineand aspirin. The trial is scheduled to last until June 22. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Teflon Extrusion Machine , Wire Coiling Machines for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Wire Taping Machine.
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