07-25-2011, 04:48 PM
Mr Fixit Wrote:And with all that terrorism and destruction he is apparently only up for a maximum of 21 years, which is astounding.
Nope. We have something called "preventive detention" in English ("sikring" in Norwegian). A violent criminal likely to re-offend when released can get sentenced to a number of years in preventive detention. At the end of that period, a new hearing - and (in this case) a pretty much guaranteed extension of the preventive detention with 5-10 more years. Repeat until he no longer is a threat - i.e. until he is dead.
It may not be called a prison term, but it has exactly the same effect - he stays locked up.
Stein