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Alleged Christchurch mosque gunman sends letter from prison cell
Source: CNN
Alleged Christchurch mosque gunman sends letter from prison cell
By Mitch McCluskey and Tara John, CNN
Updated 1500 GMT (2300 HKT) August 14, 2019
(CNN) — New Zealand's prison authority has acknowledged it made a mistake in allowing the alleged Christchurch mosque attacker to send a letter, which then surfaced on 4chan, an online message board known for hosting the views of white supremacists.
In a statement released Wednesday, New Zealand's Department of Corrections admitted that the message, written by Brenton Tarrant from his prison cell, should have been withheld.
Most of the six-page screed appeared to be mundane, but the 28-year-old took the opportunity to reassert his anti-immigrant views.
"I have no concern about myself and I only worry for Europe's future," Tarrant wrote. "I only hope our people can survive the coming demographic shift."
The letter was sent to an address in Russia, a country which Tarrant also wrote at length about, before it was posted to 4chan.
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By Mitch McCluskey and Tara John, CNN
Updated 1500 GMT (2300 HKT) August 14, 2019
(CNN) — New Zealand's prison authority has acknowledged it made a mistake in allowing the alleged Christchurch mosque attacker to send a letter, which then surfaced on 4chan, an online message board known for hosting the views of white supremacists.
In a statement released Wednesday, New Zealand's Department of Corrections admitted that the message, written by Brenton Tarrant from his prison cell, should have been withheld.
Most of the six-page screed appeared to be mundane, but the 28-year-old took the opportunity to reassert his anti-immigrant views.
"I have no concern about myself and I only worry for Europe's future," Tarrant wrote. "I only hope our people can survive the coming demographic shift."
The letter was sent to an address in Russia, a country which Tarrant also wrote at length about, before it was posted to 4chan.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/14/asia/brenton-tarrant-letter-prison-intl/index.html
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