Charging the Christchurch mosque attacker with terrorism could be risky – but it's important
- Written by Keiran Hardy, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
The gunman in the mosque attacks had already faced 50 murder charges before a new terrorism charge was brought against him this week.Mick Tsikas/AAP
On Tuesday, the gunman in the Christchurch mosque shootings was charged with committing a terrorist act. The new charge came more than two months after the massacre.
The gunman, who the author and The...