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The High Court of New Zealand sentenced Brenton Tarrant to life imprisonment on Thursday after he admitted to 51 charges of murder, 40 charges of attempted murder and a charge of committing a terrorist act during the 2019 shooting at Al Noor mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre, which he live-streamed on Facebook.
Brenton Tarrant, a 29-year-old Australian white supremacist, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. This is the first case in New Zealand where a judge has not granted parole in such a sentence as the incident is considered the deadliest attack in the country. New Zealand does not have the death penalty as a part of its criminal justice system.
The sentencing hearing began on Monday with a significant part of the first three days dedicated to hearing victim impact statements. Tarrant did not make a statement in his defense during the hearing.
Judge Cameron Mander described Tarrant’s actions as brutal, inhuman and beyond callous. He said,”[Tarrant’s] crimes are so wicked, that even if [he is] detained until [death] it will not exhaust the requirements of punishment and denunciation.”
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern welcomed the sentence and said:”The trauma of March 15 is not easily healed, but today I hope is the last where we have any cause to hear or utter the name of the terrorist behind it.” She also said, “He deserves to be in a lifetime of complete and utter silence.”
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Brenton Tarrant, a 29-year-old Australian white supremacist, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. This is the first case in New Zealand where a judge has not granted parole in such a sentence as the incident is considered the deadliest attack in the country. New Zealand does not have the death penalty as a part of its criminal justice system.
The sentencing hearing began on Monday with a significant part of the first three days dedicated to hearing victim impact statements. Tarrant did not make a statement in his defense during the hearing.
Judge Cameron Mander described Tarrant’s actions as brutal, inhuman and beyond callous. He said,”[Tarrant’s] crimes are so wicked, that even if [he is] detained until [death] it will not exhaust the requirements of punishment and denunciation.”
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern welcomed the sentence and said:”The trauma of March 15 is not easily healed, but today I hope is the last where we have any cause to hear or utter the name of the terrorist behind it.” She also said, “He deserves to be in a lifetime of complete and utter silence.”
The post New Zealand court sentences Christchurch mosque shooter to life imprisonment without parole appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.
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