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    Lawyers for the mosque terrorist who murdered 51 worshippers in 2019, have wrapped his appeal case

    Lawyers for the mosque terrorist who murdered 51 worshippers in 2019, have wrapped his appeal case


    Brenton Tarrant's asked the Court of Appeal in Wellington, for permission to vacate his guilty pleas.

    His lawyers have repeated Tarrant's assertion his prison conditions were the most oppressive in the country, and made him unfit to plead guilty.

    They argue this could be a miscarriage of justice.

    The panel of judges sought numerous clarifications - and expressed confusion over the crux of the argument.

    The Crown will make its legal submissions tomorrow.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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