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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has designated the Christchurch mosque attacker as a terrorist entity.
Brenton Tarrant, the gunman who killed 51 worshipers in two Christchurch mosques on March 15, 2019, was jailed last week for life without the opportunity for parole.
“The designation of the offender is an important demonstration of New Zealand’s condemnation of terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms,” Ardern said.
The designation freezes the assets of terrorist entities and criminalizes participation in or support of the activities of the designated terrorist entity.
The case statement to designate the gunman as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act (TSA) establishes his background, history, and ties to other groups.
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The prime minister has the power of the TSA to designate individuals or groups as terrorist entities.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has designated the Christchurch mosque attacker as a terrorist entity. (File photo)
The report says the gunman was known to have traveled extensively. He visited sites of ideological importance to some extremist groups, and then wrote the names of many sites that he visited on his weapons and equipment.
“While [the gunman] He has claimed that he was motivated to act by the death of Ebba Akerlund in 2017, the ‘Islamization’ of France and the electoral failure of the French National Front, the truth of these claims is uncertain.
However, in his manifesto, [the terrorist] it exhibited racist, authoritarian, anti-immigrant and white nationalist views. “
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The report says the gunman was not a known formal member of any hate or extremist group or entity, but was known to have made donations in support of “a number of extremist and hate groups.”
The case brief also presents a summary of the facts of what happened on March 15, 2019, adding that the “premeditated violent attack” was consistent with the definition of a terrorist act under the TSA.
“[The gunman] It was equipped with military-style high-powered weapons and a large amount of ammunition. He shot many of his victims point-blank, and many of them multiple times. Clearly, their intention was to cause death or serious bodily injury to one or more persons. “
It is now the 20th designated terrorist entity in New Zealand.
Ardern said the appointment, which he made right after he was sentenced, was a “very important decision” in New Zealand history and law.
“This is the first time we have designated an individual as a terrorist in this way.
“It means that we can, essentially, crack down on anyone who financially, for example, may be supporting the March 15 thug.”
Most of the entities that were captured by these designations at this time were offshore, he said.
“That is to make sure that we are meeting our international duties, that we make sure that we do not become a place where an entity can operate or earn any financial favor.
“Here, we are being very clear that we will not limit ourselves to the fact that someone has to be a political entity or organization that acts in this way. We will appoint people as well, and people of that nature. [far right, white supremacist]. “
Massey University law professor Chris Gallavin, who specializes in crime, surveillance and the courts, said it was historic for an individual, rather than a group, to be designated as a terrorist entity.
He said that due to the seriousness of the shooter’s infraction and because he published a lengthy manifesto (now classified as objectionable and illegal to possess or share), the Government realized that there could be copycats or groups established on his behalf, and this gave the authority to close such groups.
Gallavin said the shooter had become bigger than himself because he published a manifesto and because the method of his attack had been reported globally.
New Zealand’s 19 other designated terrorist entities:
(Information from the case statements of each entity)
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (AAMB) – A secular nationalist group that uses violence to pursue its main purpose of expelling Israel from Gaza and the West Bank and establishing a Palestinian state.
Al-Shabaab – Al-Shabaab’s overall objective is to be the creation of an Islamic State in Somalia, governed by its interpretation of the Shar’ia law.
Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) – CIRA is a nationalist separatist group that seeks to end UK rule in Northern Ireland and unite the northern counties with the Republic of Ireland.
National Liberation Army (ELN) – The ELN is supposedly fighting for a Marxist revolution to overthrow the Colombian government and replace it with a socialist administration.
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) – ETA aims to establish an independent socialist state, or homeland (Euzkadi), for the Basque people.
Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, Bangladesh (HUJI-B) – Formed in 1992, HUJI-B aims to establish an Islamic government in Bangladesh and calls for violence against secular organizations and individuals.
Indian Mujahideen (IM) – IM is a Sunni Muslim group made up of former members of the Islamic Student Movement of India (SIMI). Both IM and SIMI reject Hinduism, secularism, and democracy.
Islamic Resistance (RI) – Hizbollah’s goal of “annihilating the state of Israel and establishing an ‘Islamic government’ over Jerusalem” has not changed since New Zealand’s designation of RI in 2010.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Sinai Province (ISIL Sinai) – ISIL Sinai has a strict transnational Salafi-jihadist ideology, with the ultimate goal of creating a province for ISIL by taking territorial control over the Sinai Peninsula and applying Islamic law extremist in the inhabitants.
Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (IQB) – IQB is the military wing of Hamas. In May 2017, Hamas published a new letter. The new letter diluted much of the anti-Semitic language of the original, stating that Hamas has no problem with Jews or any other religion, only the “Zionist project.”
Jaish Al-Adl (JAA) – JAA is an ultra-Orthodox Sunni Baluchi group fighting for independence in Sistan and Baluchstan. The group seeks greater rights and better living conditions for the Baluchi inside Iran.
Jamaah Anshrout Daulah Abdurrahman – The entity promotes, throughout Indonesia, the concept of takfiri, the belief that Muslims who do not share radical views are equal to ‘kafir’ and therefore can be killed.
Maute Group (MG) – The MG has pledged allegiance and subscribes to the ideology of ISIL. Central to ISIL’s ideology is the concept of takfiri, the belief that Muslims who do not share its radical views are the same as ‘kafir’ (disbelievers) and thus can be killed.
New People’s Army / Communist Party of the Philippines (NPA / CPP) – NPA / CPP seeks to overthrow the democratically elected government of the Philippines and establish a communist regime based on Maoist ideology.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ): PIJ is violently opposed to the existence of the Israeli state. The leadership of the terrorist entity has operated from Syria since 1989.
Partiya Kakeren Kurdistan (PKK): The original goal of the PKK, to fight for an independent Kurdish state, remains its key focus, as does the ongoing fight for the improvement of the cultural and political rights of Turkish Kurds.
Royal Irish Republican Army (RIRA): RIRA calls for a united Ireland by eliminating, through violent means, the British presence in Northern Ireland, including targeting British security forces and economic interests.
Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party / Front (DHKP / C) – DHKP / C is a Marxist-Leninist organization that aims to overthrow the Turkish state, establish a Marxist government, and remove the influence of the United States and NATO from Turkey.
Shining Path (SP) – SP seeks to destroy existing state institutions in Peru, rid Peru of foreign influences, and replace the current democratic system with a revolutionary peasant authority.
