Smiles and ironies: the reaction of the man who transmitted the assassination of 51 people during a terrorist attack

The Australian extremist Brenton Tarrant, who on March 15 killed 51 people after opening fire in two mosques Christchurch, on the southern island of New Zealand, was found innocent Friday of all charges against him.

The 28-year-old smiled when his lawyer, Shane Tait, presented his declaration of innocence, despite having broadcast live the most serious mbadacre ever committed in the modern history of this country.

In an audio – visual broadcast in front of the Christchurch court from Auckland 's high security prison, the lawyer said his Tarrant had been declared ".not guilty of all charges"

Brenton Tarrant, who defines himself as a white supremacistHe is charged with 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorist acts.

During the hearing, the court was informed that the psychiatric badessments performed in prison showed that the accused was in detention. mentally fit to be judged.

A 80 survivors of the mbadacre and relatives of the victims were in the gallery during the hearing. They could see Tarrant smiling ironically at several moments of the show.

Judge Cameron Mander set the openness of the process of May 4, 2020. Lawyer Shane Tait said the trial is expected to last about six weeks.