An Australian man who in March 2019 killed 51 worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand has appealed his life sentence, sparking accusations that he was trying to inflict more emotional damage on the Muslim community.
when Brenton Tarrant, the gunman responsible for the deadliest act of violence in the country’s modern history, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
For many in Christchurch, a city of nearly 370,000, the sentencing was an opportunity to start healing from the shooting. In 2020, Tarrant pleaded guilty after athe sentencing and conviction, New Zealand’s court of appeals confirmed Tuesday. “This is rather a blatant and calculated attempt to retraumatise the Christchurch victims specifically and the nation as a whole. This shows that the March 15 terrorist has no remorse,” the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand said in an emailed statement. FIANZ said Tarrant was attempting to “gain notoriety and in the process milk our justice platforms for hate speech,” and also “gain new adherents to their cause of hate.
“I cannot help but think that this is another action from this terrorist to harm his victims again by keeping alive the memory of him and his terrorist actions,” Fouda said in a FacebookA clerk at the court said the appeal would receive an oral hearing, but that the date for the hearing had not yet been set. The court did not immediately grant a records request for the notice of appeal.
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