No death penalty in Norway and the maximum possible prison sentence to impose is 20 years. He can however be classified as a danger to society and held under review and that could possibly mean that he will never be released.

The "immigrant muslim community" of Oslo amounts to 25% of the population and right from the start of reporting this incident the authorities were a pains to recommend restraint until facts were known. The fact that the shootings were being carried out by a native Norwegian was very quick in being released.