Australian Court Denies Appeal For Mosque Shooter
A New Zealand Court of Appeal has declined an application by an Australian man to appeal his convictions for the 2019 murder of 51 people in two mosques. The court reviewed a diary submitted by Tarrant describing anxiety and interactions with prison guards. A New Zealand court has denied an appeal by the perpetrator of the March 15, 2019, mosque shootings. The court found the shooter was not in a psychotic state, contradicting testimony from experts, lawyers, prison staff, and psychologists. Evidence indicated the shooter held extreme right-wing Islamophobic beliefs that motivated the actions. The court ruled that the individual's actions were underpinned by specific beliefs and that any expressions of remorse should not be taken seriously. The court also determined the individual is fit and should not be allowed to vacate his guilty pleas.
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“A New Zealand court has declined an application by the Australian who had murdered 51 people in two mosques in 2019 to appeal his convictions.”
“At the heart of Brenton Tarrant's argument were his prison conditions, he said they were so extreme that he were essentially acting irrationally when he pleaded guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder and terrorism.”
“the court found that that was at odds with the testimony of experts, those included lawyers, prison staff and psychologists, and that there was just overwhelming evidence for one, his guilt, and that he held strongly to the ideological beliefs, which were extreme right-wing Islamophobic beliefs”
“They rejected that central argument brought by the Australian terrorist. They said that he was fit and that he should not be allowed to vacate his guilty pleas.”
“the court said, you're too late, you can't withdraw the application to vacate your guilty pleas because we had already had the hearing.”
“Does that mean that's the end of the road now for Brendan Tarrant or is there further legal challenges to come? It's my understanding. He might try to go to the Supreme Court.”
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