Norwegian Authorities Forbid Anders Breivik From Attending His Mother's Funeral
Killed 77 people in 2011
Norwegian prison authorities have rejected a request by mass killer Anders Behring Breivik to attend the funeral of his mother, who died last week after a long illness, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Breivik, a 34-year-old right-wing extremist who is serving a 21-year jail sentence for killing 77 people in twin attacks in July 2011, is being held under strict prison conditions.
Officials at the high-security Ila prison near Oslo decided to extend his strict security regimen when it came up for review Tuesday, and denied his request to attend the funeral, lawyer Tord Jordet told AFP in an email.
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Don't relax gun controls or anything, Norway, just send the psychopaths to their room. That'll teach 'em.