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06/11/2008: "Varg Vikernes "too dangerous for parole"."
Convicted murderer Varg Vikernes is too dangerous to be released into society, according to justice officials. Government critics fear that his background as an ideologically motivated church-burning arsonist, and his connections with neo-Nazi groups, are making it impossible for him to get a fair parole hearing.
Case workers at the Justice Ministry fear that Vikernes will be unable to adjust to life on the outside after his years in jail. They have turned down his application.
"I can't understand it. They want me to make arrangements with social services, even though this is unnecessary. Must I be on welfare in order to be released? I have a house, a job and a family waiting for me," Vikernes told daily newspaper VG.
The authorities emphasize that Vikernes escaped from prison in 2003 and that he has ties to neo-Nazi groups.
"I haven't been in contact with them for a long time. Police security services know this," Vikernes responded.
Parole authorities refuse to comment on the reasons for rejecting his application, referring to the confidentiality that surrounds such hearings.
[ Varg is a political prisoner. This is a huge injustice. ]
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2477398.ece