Wellington — New Zealand has tried years to deport terrorists wielding knives that injured seven people at a mall in Auckland last week, after the government released details about the attackers following the lifting of the court’s repression order. Said.
A court document released on Sunday identified the attacker as Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen, 32, a Tamil Muslim from Sri Lanka. He arrived in New Zealand 10 years ago on a student visa seeking refugee status. It was granted in 2013.
Police are tracking Samus Dean, picking up a knife from a supermarket display and shooting him about a minute after launching the attack on Friday. He was convicted and imprisoned for about three years before being released in July.
The Samus Dean family issued a statement to the New Zealand media explaining their shock in the “terrible event.”
Inspired by an ISIS terrorist group, Samus Dean was constantly monitored, but the government said he could no longer be put in jail by law.
He was under police surveillance at the time of the attack and the police were able to respond quickly.
He caught the attention of police and security services in 2016 after expressing compassion on Facebook for terrorist attacks, violent war-related videos, and comments defending violent extremism.
Later, when it was discovered that his refugee status had been illegally obtained, the government moved to revoke his visa and issued a notice of deportation.
However, Samus Dean appealed for deportation, and he was in prison and could not proceed until the criminal trial ended in May this year.
The attack led to questions about the loopholes in the anti-terrorism law that allowed Samus Dean to remain free, even though authorities were aware of the threat he posed.
The government has promised to strengthen the law, in particular: Criminalize the plan Of terrorist attacks.
“I am confident that there is a way to continue to review and improve immigration law in parallel with the Terrorist Repression Act,” Grant Robertson said at a news conference.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Said The failure to deport Samus Dean in a statement on Saturday was a “frustrating process” for the government.
Of the seven people injured in the attack, three are in danger. One person was discharged.
Samus Dean’s family said in a statement they were in pain.
In a statement released by his brother Ars, the family wants to know with you what happened in the case of Arsir and what we all could do to prevent it. “.
The family said Samus Dean was suffering from some mental health problems and his condition had deteriorated in the last decade as he spent more time in prison and dealt with the proceedings.
“He wanted to share suffering and injustice. He saw himself as someone fighting those injustices,” the family said.
By Praveen Menon
