Smiling and provocative: the first contact of the author of the New Zealand massacre before the Court – 16/03/2019

The man arrested for the attacks on Thursday in two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, which resulted in the death of at least 49 people, was charged with murder on Saturday.

The accused, a 28-year-old Australian identified as Brenton Harrison Tarrant, appeared earlier this Saturday in court for his imputation, after which he was sentenced to stay imprisoned until the next hearing scheduled for April 5.

The man who showed difficult with a smile throughout the processhe appeared handcuffed and accompanied by two agents. The authorities confirmed that he was not allowed to be released on bail, while Judge Paul Kellar He ordered that his face be pixilated in images and videos taken during the hearing.

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At least four people – three men and one woman – are in police custody, as announced by the New Zealand police. One of the attackers broadcast live on social networks a video showing his attack against one of the mosques.

On the images, a man appears behind the wheel of a vehicle – with the Serbian nationalist music in the background – before getting out of the car, armed with an badault rifle on which included several names of far right icons, as well as victims of terrorist attacks perpetrated by Islamist organizations.

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The New Zealand authorities confirmed that they had been found two explosive devices in suspects' vehicles to have perpetrated the attack and which have been neutralized. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said detainees were not on any terrorism watch list.