Refugees who crossed Norwegian border on bikes deported to Russia – report
Norway has begun deportation of refugees who tried to get into the country on bikes by illegally crossing the border with Russia.
Naftogaz hires Norwegian law firm for arbitration with Gazprom
According to the Ukrainian state procurement registry update posted on Wednesday, Naftogaz has enlisted lawyers from the Norwegian Wikborg, Rein & Co. firm for the upcoming litigation with Russian gas monopoly, Gazprom.
Breivik interrogation transcript disappears from police station
The transcript of one of the longest and most emotional interrogations of Anders Breivik, a terrorist sentenced to 21 years in prison for killing 77 people in July 2011, has mysteriously disappeared from a locked office in an Oslo police station, the Norwegian media report Friday.
Norwegian Helsinki Committee files application on Magnitsky death
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) has filed an application to open a criminal investigation into the alleged role of Russian officials in the torture and killing of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009, Chief Public Prosecutor Siri Frigaard, head of the Norwegian National Authority for Prosecution of Organized and Other Serious Crime, told RAPSI.
Breivik renounces inheritance to avoid paying compensation to victims' families
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik has renounced his inheritance from his mother, which could have been confiscated by the state and used as compensation for the families of those who were killed or injured during the 2001 Utoya island massacre.
Norwegian mass killer Breivik asks to attend mother's funeral
Norwegian shooter Anders Breivik, who was sentenced to the maximum 21 years prison term for terrorism and the murder of over 70 people, has asked for permission to attend the funeral of his mother.
Norwegian police investigate opposition blogger on pedophilia charges
The Norwegian police have started investigating opposition activist and blogger Rustem Adagamov on pedophilia charges. His lawyer Anton Zharov said he learned that from media reports.
Top 10 criminal dramas of 2012
2012 has left us with no shortage of criminal drama. In a year replete with momentous judgments, epic downfalls, political intrigue, and revolutionary aftermaths, RAPSI struggled to pick just ten events to highlight. Still, we have chosen the ten judgments that – in our view, and in no particular order – best illustrated 2012’s criminal legacy. Please note, we have excluded cases that occurred primarily within Russia, as those called for a list of their own.
Breivik declared sane, committed crimes deliberately
The Oslo District Court has sentenced Anders Breivik to 21 years in prison Friday in connection with the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway that left 77 dead. According to the court, Breivik carefully premeditated the attacks and his commission of them exhibited a level of cruelty "without parallel in Norwegian history."
Mass killer Breivik declared sane, sentenced to 21 years in prison
After having been convicted on 77 counts of murder and terrorism charges Friday by a panel of judges in an Oslo first-instance court, Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Anders Breivik sentencing - live video
RAPSI hosted a live video broadcast as well as live text coverage of the verdict and sentence expected to be handed down against confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik Friday.
Mass killer Anders Breivik sentencing - live text coverage
RAPSI hosted a live text coverage of the verdict handed down Friday against confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik. The 33-year-old Norwegian has admitted to having killed 77 people by way of twin attacks carried out in Oslo and on nearby Utoya Island on July 22, 2011.
RAPSI to host live video and text broadcast of Breivik sentencing
RAPSI will host a live video broadcast as well as live text coverage of the verdict and sentence expected to be handed down against confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik Friday.
Profile: Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik case
While Anders Behring Breivik has confessed to having killed eight people in an Oslo bombing, and having gunned down another 69 at a nearby youth summer camp in 2011, he has refrained from admitting guilt for the crimes that he has been charged with in this connection.
Prison head vows to isolate Breivik from general inmate population
The head of Norway's Ila prison, where confessed mass murderer Anders Breivik is likely to be held, has stated that if convicted Breivik will be subjected to maximum security measures in order to protect the community from him.
Breivik to reveal his mysterious organization in autobiography
Anders Behring Breivik, who has been accused of terrorism in Norway, is writing an autobiography and plans to describe two branches of the "organization," of which he claims to be a member.
RAPSI to host live coverage of Breivik verdict
RAPSI will host live text coverage of the verdict expected to be handed down Friday against confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik. The 33-year-old Norwegian has admitted to having killed 77 people by way of twin attacks carried out in Oslo and on nearby Utoya Island on July 22, 2011.
Foreign Ministry expresses concern over Russian ship's arrest in Norway
The Norwegian charge d'affaires ad interim has been invited on Wednesday to the Russian Foreign Ministry to listen to the authorities' concerns over the Melcart-2 vessel's arrest.
Norwegian police fine Murmansk trаwler $74,186 for illegal discharge of fish
The Norwegian police have fined the Melkart-2 trawler 450,000 crowns ($74,186) for illegally discharging fish into the water.
Breivik's defense seeks minimum punishment
The counsel for Anders Breivik, who has been charged with killing 77 people, has asked for the most lenient punishment possible for his client on the last day of his trial.