Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, a legal gap that allowed a militant inspired by the Islamic state that carried out supermarket attacks to remain free will be closed with a new law at the end of the month.
Police shot dead Hamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen, 32-year-old Sri Lanka Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen when he launched his floan at the Auckland supermarket on Friday.
Samsudeen is known by the authorities for about five years and has spent the equivalent of three years in prison during the period for violations including ownership of objection matter, having dangerous weapons and failed to help the police in carrying out search force.
The authorities repeatedly tried to keep Samsudien in prison or deport him, but was decorated by the current state law.
Samsudien was last released from prison in July.
Ardern said the legislation bill of counter-terror that has been reviewed in parliament, which has planning and preparation that might cause terror attacks, will be accelerated.
“We are still working to have the law passed before the end of the month,” Ardern said at a press conference.
“The very helpful thing has been through a substantial public consultation so that people have said and we don’t need to rush the process,” he said.
Now what we will do is through the procedural process in parliament a little quickly.
“Samsudeen has put the refugee status cheating, Ardern said, and his status as” protected person “forbids his deportation to Sri Lanka.
Amnesty International said the Samsudeen case was involved in both the civil process and criminal process and touched on several international conventions.” Cases that are complex cases like This should not be used to make the law of blankets in the heat at this time, “said Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand executive director Meg de Ronde.” Especially the law has the potential to endanger people who are vulnerable or limit civil liberties.
Big decisions should not be hit during the crisis period.
“Ardern acknowledged that New Zealand had an international obligation but said the incident clarified the law that needed to be revised.
Ardern New Zealand promises new counter-terrorism laws at the end of the month
