Anders Breivik applies to study at University of Oslo
Baku, August 3 (AZERTAC). During his trial last year, friends of the far-Right extremist pointed to his decision to drop out of high school before graduating, despite his higher-than-average grades, as the point at which he began to fall behind his peers, leading to a growing resentment which formed part of the hidden motivation for the attacks.
Knut Bjarkeid, the director at Ila Prison, where Breivik is serving a 21-year sentence, said he would encourage Breivik to study for a degree.
"The prison will always try to pave the way for inmates to get a formal education, so that they are able to get a job when they come out," he told Norway's TV 2 channel.
Breivik would reportedly study from prison via distance learning.
However, several members of teaching staff at the department of Political Science, who wished to remain anonymous, told the channel that they would refuse to have anything to do with the far-Right extremist.
Ole Petter Ottersen, the University's rector said that he sympathised with these members of staff but these concerns would not affect the way the application was assessed.
"I understand that there will be reactions. It is human," he said. "We cannot refuse anyone the chance of studying at the University of Oslo. We have to follow the technical rules for admission."
Breivik killed 77 people and wounded more than 240 others when he bombed central Oslo, the Norwegian capital, and then opened fire at an island youth camp in July 2011.
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