Norway’s justice system faces severe test
Rehabilitation of convicted felons is central to Norway’s criminal justice system, which is one of the most progressive in Europe.
That system now faces a severe test, as it must consider the possibility of rehabilitating Anders Behring Breivik, the self-confessed perpetrator of last week’s twin terror attacks.
Norwegians have in recent days responded to the prime minister’s plea of answering Friday’s brutal violence with more democracy.
They have turned out in their tens of thousands carrying flowers, united in defiance of someone who wanted to divide Norwegian society.