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Far-Right Progress Party (FrP) politician Hagen criticised police, Sunday, for their lengthy investigation into Anders Behring Breivik's twin massacres. Subsequently claiming that terrorists are mainly Muslims, and receiving broad media coverage for both statements, Hagen then claimed he was misunderstood and deliberately misquoted.
"It would have been better not to express these opinions if I'd known words would be put in my mouth. This is a reminder that my statements are often used by others to pounce on me," he told VG yesterday.
Anniken Huitfeldt advises others to choose their words carefully in the run-up to next month's local elections, where 'old dog' Hagen is Progress' candidate for Mayor of Oslo, saying, "I encourage everyone not to make biased attacks against FrP. They will never relinquish the victim's role once they get hold of it"