Norway, a Country with an Average of 31 Crimes Per Year. Anders Breivik Killed in One Day 93 People and Public Opinion Discusses The Punishment Stipulated by The Criminal Code

 Crime and recidivism rate in Norway is much lower European average.The number killed in attacks carried personelor Friday Anders Breivik Behring – 93, according to the latest balance sheet – is three times the number of murders committed on average a year in this country, according to Le Monde . 

(NR Norwegian policy of revised balance after attacks 76 dead). In Norway, where capital punishment was abolished in 1979, the maximum prison sentence is 21 years. Moreover, the Norwegian criminal code penalties are cumulative punishment is applied only the highest. Thus, Behring Anders Breivik will not receive consecutive sentences of 93 to 93 of its crimes. ”No matter how many crimes committed, the maximum penalty can not exceed 21 years,” said the Staa Eskeland, Professor of Criminal Law at University of Oslo. imprisonment for life can still be applied, if the court considers that the risk of relapse. 

In this case, the judge may extend the initial sentence of five years, whenever this is going to expire. ”In theory, it can remain in prison for life,” says Staa Eskeland.Tightening the law But the theory does not seem to reassure the Norwegians, who asked a lot tougher punishment for Behring Anders Breivik.It was even created a Facebook group entitled “Yes the death penalty for Behring Anders Breivik,” which gathered 2,000 members, before being closed. On this page, Norwegians have even calculated that, given the number of victims, punishment of 21 years that a Breivik could receive under current law, would mean every 82 days in jail for each person killed. 

A tightening the punishment for Breivik is supported by the fact that Breivik is inclupat for terrorism, crime stipulated in the Norwegian criminal code. The maximum penalty for acts of terrorism in Norway to be raised to 30 years in prison. 

Although the measure was already approved by parliament in Oslo, the law has not yet entered into force, and thus can not be applied in case of Breivik. Many Norwegians fear also that Behring Anders Breivik not escape justice because his mental health. Doctors will have to really examine it on the suspect to determine if it can be held responsible for his actions. If he is declared fit to stand trial, or ocesul could begin within a year, according to police. A term too, believe many Norwegians, who claim that justice could act more quickly.