New terrorism offences proposed for New Zealand in response to Christchurch terror attack
It's the Government's first step in implementing recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry.
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It's the Government's first step in implementing recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Photo: AFP / Anadolu Agency RNZ has been told the message from New Zealand officials to their Turkish counterparts has been - "we'll come and pick her up, just give us a bit more time because of Covid-19". Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said national security would be of high priority if she does return here, so attention has been turning to the laws in place to respond to what could be New Zealand's first case of a terror suspect returning. Andrew Little was Justice Minister responsible for the 2019 law allowing 'Control Orders' to be imposed on people returning to New Zealand, suspected...
Suhayra Aden would be "free, subject to conditions" if she returns to New Zealand, Andrew Little says.
It looks increasingly likely she and her children will end up in Aotearoa.
It looks increasingly likely the New Zealand woman accused of being an Islamic State terrorist will end up back here with her two children, as negotiations about their fate continue. A 26-year-old New Zealand citizen, right, and two children were taken to court at Hatay under security measures. File photo Photo: AFP / Anadolu Agency Suhayra Aden, 25, and her children are being held in a deportation centre in Turkey after trying to illegally cross the border from Syria. A Turkish Foreign Affairs source has characterised the message from New Zealand officials as: "We will come and take her. G...