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A second psychiatric evaluation of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has found him sane enough to face trial and a jail term.
The findings contradict a previous evaluation, published in November, that found him legally insane.
Breivik is due to stand trial on Monday over a shooting spree last July, in which he admits killing 77 people.
The question of his sanity decides whether he will be sent to a psychiatric ward or jail.
"The main conclusion of the experts is that Anders Behring Breivik is found to be not psychotic during the time of his actions on July 22, 2011," the Oslo court said in a statement on Tuesday.
"That means that he is considered criminally responsible at the time of the crime."
The second evaluation was approved by a court in January following widespread criticism of last year's assessment that diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic - meaning he would most likely be detained in psychiatric care.
Many of his surviving victims believed he was sane, and that the only proper punishment would be a prison sentence.
'Crusade'
Breivik has himself insisted he is mentally stable, and last week blasted the first psychiatric assessment as "lies", saying 80% of it was wrong.
In a letter to Norwegian tabloid Verdans Gang, he said being sent to a psychiatric ward would be a "fate worse than death".
"To send a political activist to an asylum is more sadistic and more evil than killing him!" he wrote.
The 33-year-old has confessed to killing 77 people and injuring 151 in twin attacks on 22 July last year, but does not accept the charge of committing acts of terror.
He says the car bombing in Oslo and a shooting spree at a summer camp for young Labour Party activists on the lake island of Utoeya was part of a "crusade" against multi-culturalism and Islam.
News of the latest evaluation come just six days before Breivik's 10-week trial is due to start.
The findings of both psychiatric reports - as well as witness statements - are expected to be taken into account by the court when deciding whether Breivik will spend the coming years in psychiatric care or in jail.
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