Arne Lyng (born 29 September 1962 in
Darmstadt
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Germany
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Rettsaktørene
''nrk.no''.) is a Norwegian
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district court judge
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currently employed at Oslo District Court
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On December 23, 2011 it became known that he, along with Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen
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, was to preside over the criminal trial
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of Anders Behring Breivik
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, who was accused of terrorism and mass murder following the 2011 Norway attacks
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Background
Lyng has previously worked as deputy judge ( no, dommerfullmektig) at Vesterålen District Court
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, advisor and special advisor for the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway
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, chief secretary for the Bank Act Commission, and as lawyer
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in Law Firm Lyng & Co.Arne Treholt
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References
Living people
1962 births
20th-century Norwegian lawyers
Judges from Oslo
Jurists from Darmstadt
2011 Norway attacks
21st-century Norwegian judges
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