Brendan Tarant, author of The Hegemonic Attack in New Zealand in 2019, has pleaded guilty to killing 51 Muslims while awaiting court proceedings and is now considering appealing against his life sentence. Today ..
Toronto’s lawyer, Tony Ellis, sent New Zealand’s Chief Justice Deborah Marshall a document detailing his client’s concerns about the conduct of the New Zealand authorities responsible for the forensic investigation into the murder.
Ellis, who accepted Tarrant’s protection, explained in the speech that he had recommended to his client to appeal the life sentence without bail imposed in August 2020 on a charge of 51 murders, 40 attempted murders and terrorism. Violates their rights.
Attorney Tarant explained that he had been the victim of “inhuman and degrading treatment” while in custody, which in his opinion hindered the fair process.
The supremacist has relied on arguments such as the retention of important documents for the trial, the inaccessibility of his lawyer, his solitary confinement, and the fact that he is referred to as an “individual” in official documents. ..
The documents of the government committee that investigated the attack did not directly mention Toronto’s name, and after he was convicted, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Artern urged the public not to mention his name to prevent him from achieving the stigma he was seeking.
“Removing your name is not a dignity, it is an integral part of your identity and it shows no respect for Mr Tarant,” his lawyer said in a statement quoted by Radio New Zealand, the Australian supremo. He has already been tried and convicted and has the right to “be treated as a human being.”
The judge responded to Ellis, however, by saying that the words used to refer to the torrent were not “a serious offense to his human rights” or were not appropriate for the next trial of the case.
The judge, who said the potential torrent appeal would cause grief to the victims of the attack, is scheduled to meet with prosecutors next month.
On March 15, 2019, Tarantino attacked the Al Noor and Linwood Mosques in Christchurch with semi-automatic and military-style weapons, firing on Muslims, including children and the elderly, inside these places of worship on his traditional Friday. Prayer.
The attacker, who published his dominant ideology on social networks, broadcast live through them part of an attack that led to reform of the law on possession of weapons in New Zealand.
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