Q: Was Breivik’s guilt in question?
A: Essentially, no. He admitted to the attacks and nothing in the criminal investigation suggested there was anyone else involved. He rejected criminal charges out of principle, saying he did not recognize the court’s authority because it represents a political system that supports multiculturalism. But that argument didn’t sway the court, and the same goes for his claim that the killings were justified to protect Norway from becoming overrun by Muslims. Breivik probably knew these were hopeless arguments, because he didn’t spend much time on them during the trial, focusing instead on trying to prove that he is a political terrorist and not a madman.
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