Norwegian terrorist says English mentor inspired him

Apr 19, 2012 10:0AM GMT
Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik has told Oslo District Court that he was inspired by an “English mentor” that ranked among “the most brilliant political and military tacticians" in Europe.


The anti-Islam Christian fundamentalist said that he met the British guide, who was among the founding members of the "Knights Templar", in London during his visit to the UK in 2002.

During the visit with members of the far-right group, Breivik jotted down 50 pages of notes on how the members would "seize power in Western Europe.”

"I did not fully comprehend at the time how privileged I was to be in the company of some of the most brilliant political and military tacticians of Europe," he said in his hate-filled manifesto.

While attending the third day of his trial, Breivik, charged with committing "acts of terror" by slaughtering 77 people in Norway last year, strongly refused to name the participants.

“I understand the police would like to get in touch with people who made up the Knights Templar network. It is not my responsibility to give information that might lead to their arrest,” he said.

This is while his statement to the police identified the British man as "Richard the Lionheart". It is believed that the real “Richard” could be Paul Ray, founder of the far-right English Defence League who had blogged under the name "Lionheart."

When asked why he considered “Richard” as a “perfect Knight” in his manifesto, he said, “A perfect Knight is a person strong enough to carry out actions without help and manage everything from logistics to communicating a message.”

“Knights Templar was a good name for a platform to unite groups from the extreme right. It linked the crusader identity.”

The 33-year-old’s statement to the police also revealed that other participants were "English Christian Atheist" and a "French Catholic.”

He also admitted that he went to Liberia for two or three weeks in 2001 to meet a Serb extremist who he regarded as a “military hero fighting Muslims.” However, the court said the Serb was a war criminal.
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