Provocative and with racist gestures, the killer of New Zealand was before the judge

This Saturday, he appeared in court Brenton Tarrant, the accused of having killed 49 people in two mosques Christchurch, in New Zealand on Friday. In front of the judge, he was provocative and quickly made a sign with his hand recognized as a symbol of white supremacists. The broadcast picture of this audience showed the face of Tarrant pixelated, as ordered by the magistrate intervener.

The 28-year-old Australian, physically self-proclaimed "fascist" and self-proclaimed He listened to the reading of the charges against him According to an international agency, during a brief in camera hearing, to which only the press went for security reasons, AFP.

Standing, handcuffed and dressed in a white prisoner's coat, the man made of the right hand the OK sign, bringing together thumbs and indexes, a symbol used all over the world by followers of white supremacism. After hearing the words of the judge, the attacker did not ask to be released on bail. Now he will remain in prison until his next appearance, scheduled for April 5.

Outside the courthouse, heavily armed, elite policemen were deployed. In front of the court, the children of an Afghan, 71 years old, Daoud Nabi, dead in the mbadacre, they asked for justice. "It's monstrous, it's something that goes beyond the imagination," lamented one of the parents.

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Repudiation The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda ArdernHe described the attack as "terrorist" and said it was one of the "darkest days in history". New Zealand"He also pointed out that the victims or the wounded of the attack came from several Muslim countries." With a black veil, the leader met with survivors and relatives of the victims in a school that has become an information center for those affected by the conflict. kill

The shocked tragedy New Zealand, a country of five million inhabitants, where only 1% of the population claims to be Muslim. In this country, which prides itself on being a peaceful and welcoming place, there are only 50 murders a year.

The attempt led to a cascade of condemnations around the world, from the pope Francisco until the queen Isabel II, pbading by the American president, Donald Trumpand his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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A few hours after the mbadacre, the police discovered that the attacker had transmitted the attack live, probably with a camera attached to the body. Authorities immediately asked to avoid sharing this video.

Before doing the attack, Tarrant posted a 74-page racist manifesto on Twitter entitled The big replacement, in reference to a theory originating in France and gaining ground in right-wing circles. According to this theory, "European peoples" are "replaced" by non-European immigrant populations.

The document details two years of radicalization and preparations. He claimed that the key moments of his radicalization were the failure of the far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the 2017 French elections and the death of 11-year-old Swedish Ebba Åkerlund in a jihadist attack. in April 2017 in Stockholm.

Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts where the video, photos and manifest have been posted have been disabled. The authorities warned Internet users that they could face a 10-year prison sentence when they shared this video, broadcast on Facebook Live.

Fragment of the moment of the attack published by the New Zealand press:

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