A court has ruled that mass murderer Anders Breivik’s right were violated despite his plush life in prison.
Breivik, the neo-Nazi who carried out Norway’s worst-ever terror attack in 2011, won a legal battle after arguing his incarceration – punishment for 77 murders – is “inhuman”.
Per the Associated Press, a legal decision said even Norway’s soft justice regime breached European human rights rules.
Breivik’s complaint drew ridicule after he complained about cold coffee, repetitive meals and demanded that authorities upgrade his Playstation 2 to a Playstation 3.
Critics have pointed out that his prison cells are larger than many New York City apartments, and that he also has access to what is effectively a private gym.
But the Oslo District Court decided that depriving him of human contact for most of every day was beyond the pale and must change.
The decision is subject to appeal, but nevertheless raises the question: “If you can’t throw a remorseless mass murderer in solitary for good, who can you?”