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New Zealand mosque attack report released, Ardern apologizes
A review of last year’s mosque massacre in New Zealand found that the country’s security agencies were “almost exclusively” focused on the threat of Islamist terrorism more than other threats, including white supremacists. Brenton Tarrant, the man who killed 51 Muslim worshipers in Christchurch last year is a white supremacist. On Tuesday (December 8), New Zealand’s Royal Commission of Inquiry released the results of its investigation into the worst murders in the country’s history. They criticized the authorities for ignoring repeated warnings from the Muslim community that hate crimes against them were increasing. And they also found that the police did not enforce proper controls on firearms licenses, but despite those flaws, the commission said there were no flaws within government agencies that would have alerted them to the impending massacre. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who received worldwide praise for her compassionate response to the attacks, apologized on Tuesday after the report was released: “The commission did not conclude that these issues would have stopped the attack; however, it was It was about failures and why, on behalf of the government, I apologize. ” Ardern reacted to the attacks by quickly banning the sale of high-capacity semi-automatic weapons used in the attack. He also launched a global movement against extremism online. The report recommended a new national intelligence and security agency, as well as a new minister to carry out the report’s list of 44 recommendations. The government said it would also create a ministry and graduate program for ethnic communities to support New Zealand’s diverse population. “This roughly 800-page report can be summed up in a simple premise, Muslim New Zealanders should be safe. Anyone who calls New Zealand home regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation or gender should be safe.” Hours later, Abdigani Ali, speaking for the group that runs one of the attacked mosques, said the report did not go far enough. “We have known for a long time that the Muslim community has been unfairly targeted with hate speech and hate crimes. This report shows that we were right. The report shows that there are institutional biases and unconscious biases in government agencies and that Another Proposal includes the mandatory reporting of firearm injuries to police by health professionals. Tarrant was treated by doctors in the months leading up to the attacks after accidentally shooting himself. Staff never alerted police to his injuries. Tarrant He was sentenced to life in prison without parole in August for the attack, the first time New Zealand has handed down such a sentence.
