Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian extremist responsible for the 2011 attacks that killed 77 people, has publicly rejected the psychiatric evaluation labeling him as a paranoid schizophrenic, claiming that 80% of the report is inaccurate. Psychiatrists Torgeir Husby and Synne Soerheim concluded he suffers from this mental illness, a diagnosis that has faced skepticism from some experts. Breivik's trial is set to commence on April 16, where he intends to assert his sanity. In a 38-page letter to Verdans Gang, he expressed that being institutionalized is a fate worse than death.
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Im also not convinced he's a paranoid schizophrenic. When i first heard about the diagnosis, my first thought was that it was the ultimate way to take revenge on him and his ideas. What do you guys think?The right-wing Norwegian extremist who killed 77 people last July has blasted his psychiatric report as "lies".
In a letter to Norwegian tabloid Verdans Gang, Anders Behring Breivik said 80% of the report was wrong.
Psychiatrists Torgeir Husby and Synne Soerheim concluded he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, but some experts have questioned the diagnosis.
Breivik's trial is expected to start on 16 April and his lawyers say he wants to be tried as sane.
In the 38-page letter, Breivik described being sent to a psychiatric ward as a "fate worse than death". "To send a political activist to an asylum is more sadistic and more evil than killing him!" he wrote.
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