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Man, 18, arrested after hateful, anti-Islamic posters plastered on new mosque in Queenstown Newshub 23/12/2020 © Queenstown Islamic Centre/Facebook The Islamic Centre on George Rd in Queenstown. An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection to upsetting posters plastered around Queenstown, including at a brand-new Islamic Centre. The teenager appeared in the Queenstown District Court on Thursday, charged with possession of a knife, Southern District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham confirmed in a statement. Further charges are expected to be laid at a later date. According to a ...

Anti-Islamic posters: Arrest made in relation to Queenstown hate attack 23 Dec, 2020 10:23 PM 2 minutes to read Queenstown Islamic Centre and the Gorge Rd Retail Centre car park were targeted with offensive anti-Islamic posters. Photo / Otago Daily Times NZ Herald An arrest has been made in connection to anti-Islamic posters being plastered around Queenstown. Southern District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham said they made an arrest in connection to the posters, which were put up around the Islamic Centre on Gorge Rd. An 18-year-old man has appeared in the Queenstown District Court on Th...

The Queenstown Islamic Centre moved into its Gorge Rd site earlier this month. Southern district commander Superintendent Paul Basham said on Friday that police had made an arrest in connection to posters being placed around Queenstown, including at the Islamic Centre. An 18-year-old man was charged with possession of a knife and appeared in the Queenstown District Court on Thursday. Police expected to lay further charges in due course, Basham said. “We know incidents like this are upsetting for our community, and we'd like to thank Queenstown residents for the information they have pr...

'Horror, disappointment': Hate material at Queenstown mosque investigated © RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly Police are continuing investigations into anti-Islamic posters put on Queenstown's new Islamic Centre. The mosque opened two weeks ago after the community raised thousands for a deposit towards renting the building it is in. Southern District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham said police were working with the mosque and were taking the matter very seriously. Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult said the act was appalling and there was no room for hate speech in Queenstown. "I was informed abou...

Anti-Islamic posters plastered over Queenstown mosque Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 10:20AM Queenstown Islamic Centre and the Gorge Rd Retail Centre car park were targeted with offensive anti-Islamic posters. Photo / Otago Daily Times Anti-Islamic posters plastered over Queenstown mosque Anti-Islamic posters plastered over the Queenstown Masjid have prompted police action. Six posters depicting offensive images and other hate and sexist material were found around the Queenstown Islamic Centre in Gorge Rd Retail Centre. Worshipper Philippe Saint-Pere, who also teaches at the Islamic ce...