12-08-21: PCC Complaint: New Statesman: Asne Seierstad: Accuracy Violation

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P O Box 5042 George East, 6539 Cell: (071) 170 1954 21 August 2012 Press Complaints Commission Halton House 20/23 Holborn London EC1N 2JD Email: complaints@pcc.org.uk

CC: New Statesman 7th Floor: John Carpenter House 7 Carmelite Street Blackfriars, EC4Y 0AN United Kingdom Email: PressOffice@newstatesman.co.uk, comments@newstatesman.co.uk

Complaint against New Statesman: Åsne Seierstad: Article: The grotesque manipulations of Anders Breivik; Violation of Editors Code: 1. Accuracy. This complaint relates to the following statements made by Ms. Seierstad in her article: The grotesque manipulations of Anders Breivik1: So, how do we handle the man who is truly guilty? Are we prepared to punish the culprit in keeping with the standards of his crime? [..] In the letters, Breivik explained how he plans to keep fighting against the values of Norwegian society. Those same values that gave him a fair trial, lax treatment in prison and even the right to keep spreading his message.

Overview: [1] Inacuraccy of Mr. Breivik as ‘the man who is truly guilty’

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Oslo Court: Breivik Defence of Necessity:

The Necessity Defence

Prosecutor Engh and Holden ‘Refuse to touch Breivik’s Principle of Necessity’:

Onus of Proof: Norwegian State or Breivik to Prove Necessity?

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/politics/2012/08/grotesque-manipulations-anders-breivik

21/08/12 PCC: Press Complaints: New Statesman norway-v-breivik.blogspot.com www.fleur-de-lis.co.nr


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