Tag: courts
Trial begins into police corruption
One of Norway's most sensational court cases ever got underway in Oslo on Monday. Eirik Jensen, former chief of special operations for the Oslo...
Government wants to lengthen jail terms
Nothing like going out with a bang: Outgoing Justice Minister Anders Anundsen announced plans on Monday to nearly double Norway's maximum prison term for multiple...
High court rules against dockers
Norway's highest court (Høyesterett) has rejected claims by a powerful Norwegian dock workers' union that they have exclusive rights to load and offload vessels. The landmark...
PST: ‘Krekar can be extradited’
Norway's police intelligence unit PST believes there's nothing to prevent the extradition of Islamic cleric Mullah Krekar to Italy, where he's been charged with leading...
Rapist gets Norway’s toughest jail term
A former dancer who's been convicted of raping 18 women and abusing his former live-in partner was sentenced on Wednesday to Norway's toughest possible...
State files appeal in the Breivik case
State officials have filed their appeal of a city court ruling this spring that partially upheld mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik's claim that his human...
State appeals verdict on how Norway’s prison system treats a mass-murderer
UPDATED: Norway's Justice Ministry has decided to appeal a judge's verdict that mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik's prison conditions violate his human rights. Breivik's attorney...
Breivik wins after ‘degrading’ treatment
UPDATED: An Oslo City Court has ruled at least partially in favour of mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik, declaring on Wednesday that the high-security conditions under which...
Breivik testimony packs courtrooms
Norway's home-grown right-wing terrorist and mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was allowed three hours to testify on Wednesday as to why he thinks his...
Breivik’s complaint tests system again
NEWS ANALYSIS: Right-wing Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik entered his prison's gymnasium in predictable fashion on Tuesday, dressed in a suit and tie and...
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