Shoe thrown at mass-killer Breivik during Norway trialMay 11, 2012 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A brother of one of the victims of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik threw a shoe at him in court on Friday, May 11 the first time the trial has been interrupted by a public outburst, Reuters reported. "Go to hell, go to hell, you killed my brother," the man screamed from the second row of the public gallery as he hurled the shoe at Breivik a few meters (yards) away, newspaper VG reported on its website. The shoe missed Breivik but struck his co-defense lawyer, Vibeke Hein Baera, who was seated closest to the public gallery, during the presentation of an autopsy report. Some in the courtroom applauded, or uttered the word "finally", and others started to cry. The shoe thrower was removed by police. Police numbers were boosted in the court after the incident. "If anyone wants to throw something, you can throw at me when I'm entering or leaving the court," Breivik was quoted by local media as saying after the incident. "Don't throw things at my lawyers." The incident came during a week of harrowing testimony from survivors of Breivik's gun rampage across the small island of Utoeya last July, where the ruling Labour Party was holding a youth camp. He killed 69 people there, many of them teenagers. He has admitted the killings, but denies criminal responsibility. He says he was defending Norwegian ethnic purity from Muslim immigration and the multiculturalism backed by the Labour Party. Ahead of the trial, one court-appointed team of psychiatrists concluded that Breivik was psychotic, while a second found him mentally capable. Breivik has said he should either be executed or acquitted, calling the prospect of a prison sentence "pathetic" and an insanity ruling "worse than death". If he is deemed sane, he could face a 21-year prison sentence with indefinite extensions for as long as he is considered dangerous. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |