Six people appear in a New Zealand court for illegally redistributing the livestream video of the terror attack on two mosques
A police officer stands guard in front of the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 17, 2019.
Six people appeared in a New Zealand court Monday on charges they illegally redistributed the video of a terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch last month. Christchurch District Court Judge Stephen O'Driscoll denied bail to businessman Philip Arps and an 18-year-old suspect who both were taken into custody in March. The charge of supplying or distributing objectionable material carries a penalty of up to 14 years imprisonment. In this March 15, 2019, photo, a police officer patrols at a cordon near a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand.
The 18-year-old suspect is charged with sharing the livestream video and a still image of the Al Noor mosque with the words "target acquired." Police prosecutor Pip Currie opposed bail for the 18-year-old suspect and said the second charge, involving the words added to the still image, was of significant concern.
New Zealand's chief censor has banned both the livestreamed footage of the terror attack and the manifesto written and released by terrorist Brenton Harrison Tarrant, who faces 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges in the March 15 attacks.
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