Norway killer demands role in political reform

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OSLO, Norway — The man who confessed to twin attacks that killed 77 people in Norway has presented a long list of “unrealistic” demands, including that the government resign and that his mental condition be investigated by Japanese specialists, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Geir Lippestad said his client has two lists of demands. One consists of common requests such as for cigarettes and civilian clothing. The other is “unrealistic, far, far from the real world and shows he doesn’t know how society works.”

Lippestad said Anders Behring Breivik, 32, links the second list to his willingness to share information about two other alleged terrorist cells that Breivik has mentioned during questioning.

“They are completely impossible to fulfil,” Lippestad said, adding although Breivik has agreed to be examined by local psychiatrists, he also wants to be investigated by Japanese specialists.

Lippestad said his client has also demanded complete political reform, in which he wants a key role.

The July 22 bombing in Norway’s government quarter in Oslo killed eight people and the shooting massacre at an annual summer camp held by the Labour Party’s youth wing on Utoya island claimed 69 lives.

— The Associated Press