Anders Breivik presented in court

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik gave permission to be filmed in court for the first time when he appeared at a remand hearing in Oslo.The hearing, required under Norwegian law to keep a suspect in prison before trial, was Breiviks fifth but the first time he allowed television cameras and photographers to film him.His trial is scheduled to start on April 16.In Norways worst attacks since World War Two, Behring killed 77 people in July by bombing central Oslo and then gunning down dozens of mostly teenagers at a summer camp of the ruling Labour Partys youth wing.Breivik, a self-declared anti-immigration militant, may avoid jail but end up in a psychiatric institution indefinitely after court-appointed experts concluded he is criminally insane, prosecutors said in November.Norway has a tradition of stressing rehabilitation of criminals rather than punishment. The Nordic nation of 4.9 million does not have the death penalty and the maximum criminal jail sentence is 21 years.If the court accepts the reports conclusions, Breivik would be held in a mental health institution rather than in a prison.In a manifesto posted on the internet shortly before his killing spree on July 22, Breivik declared he wanted to protect Norway from what he said was the threat of Muslim immigration.He could face court hearings every three years to determine if he needs to remain committed to a psychiatric institution, and could be held for life if he remained a threat.