Mass killer compares himself to Mandela

Far-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik compared himself to anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela as he gave testimony in his lawsuit against the Norwegian state Wednesday.

Breivik, who holds extremist, racist views, said the difference between himself and the revered South African statesman is that Mandela "ordered action," while he had been the one to "carry out the action."

The 37-year-old, who killed 77 people in a shooting massacre and bombing attack in July 2011, is suing Norway over his treatment behind bars, alleging that it is a "sadistic" attempt by Norwegian authorities to kill him, and that it is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The mass killer's complaint centers mainly on his isolation in jail. Since his arrest, he has been separated from other inmates, and virtually his only visits have been with professionals, who meet with him behind a glass screen.

His incoming and outgoing mail is also censored to prevent him from inciting far-right sympathizers to violence.

Breivik's killing spree on July 22, 2011, was the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II. Eight people were killed when a bomb he planted detonated in Oslo, before he methodically shot to death 69 young people at a Labor Party youth camp, a party he blamed for the rise of multiculturalism in Norway.