New Zealand's Christchurch terrorist gunman appeals conviction, sentence
Nov 08, 2022
Wellington [New Zealand], November 8: The gunman who made New Zealand's worst terrorist attack in two Christchurch mosques in 2019 has appealed his conviction and sentence.
The terrorist, Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people on March 15, 2019 in the largest city of the South Island, is currently serving a term of life imprisonment without parole on murder, attempted murder and terrorism charges sentenced in August 2020 after he pleaded guilty to all the charges.
The appeal was filed on Thursday, and the court has not set the date to hear the appeal, said a Court of Appeal spokesperson on Tuesday.
Tarrant has been held in a prison with "maximum security" in Auckland, according to local media.
New Zealand tightened the regulation of guns and banned military-style semi-automatic weapons following the terrorist attack.
Source: Xinhua
