A “terrorist” who deserves to die and “never see the sun again”… The trial of the killer Brenton Tarrant, author of killings in two mosques in New Zealand, in March 2019, continues in Christchurch with the story on Tuesday , at the bar, two survivors of the carnage and relatives of victims who shouted their anger.
The white supremacist, who has been convicted of 51 murders and 40 attempted murders, is, for the first time since Monday, confronted with the survivors, overcome with grief and anger. The 29-year-old Australian, who could be the first person to be sentenced in New Zealand to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, remained unmoved.
"I saw neither regret nor shame in the eyes of the terrorist"
"I saw neither regret nor shame in the eyes of the terrorist who does not repent, so I decided not to read my testimony on the consequences (of this killing) but rather to show him the pain endured", Exhilarated Mirwais Waziri told Judge Cameron Mander.
The perpetrator of the carnage was left unmoved when witnesses applauded Mirwais Waziri as he turned to the killer to say, "Today you are a terrorist and we, as Muslims, we are not. terrorists".
“You act like a coward and you are a coward. You live like a rat and you deserve it. You will die alone, like a virus that everyone avoids, ”Zuhair Darwish told him, whose brother died during these attacks.
"Not a human being"
“The just punishment for him would be the death penalty. I know New Zealand law has removed the death penalty for humans, but unfortunately he's not a human, he doesn't deserve to be tried like a human, ”he said.
A witness, whose name was deleted by the court, asked the judge to pronounce against the killer "the most severe punishment possible". "I want you not to let this man see the sun, ever, ever," he pleaded.
"This man must remain in prison for eternity (...) he is a sick man, he is not a human being", according to him. When witnesses called him a "devil" and a "hateful thug" who destroyed lives but made the New Zealand Muslim community stronger, Brenton Tarrant just stroked his chin.
Ambreen Naeem lost her husband Naeem Rashid and son Talha during the carnage. Her husband, Naeem Rashid, is considered a hero after saving lives by attacking Brenton Tarrant in al-Nour Mosque in central Christchurch.
By destabilizing him, he allowed people to escape before the Australian got up and killed him. “Since the death of my husband and my son, I have never had proper and normal sleep. I don't think it will ever come back, ”said Ambreen Naeem. "It is for me irreparable damage, that is why his punishment must be eternal," she stressed.
"The devil"
The killer didn't flinch either when Noraini Milne, whose son Sayyad was killed, pointed at him and said, “You are already dead to me. Whatever your punishment, it will never be enough ”.
Mohammad Siddiqui was shot in the arm when "the devil" arrived at al-Nour mosque. “Yes, I call him a devil because he entered the house of God with bad intentions in order to kill innocent people. You killed the dreams of my friends and family during your cowardly act, ”she told him.
The killer, who pleaded guilty in March, said he wanted to sow fear among those he described as “invaders”, including the Muslim population of New Zealand.
But Raesha Ismail, who lost her brother Junaid in the shooting, claimed he only managed to make her faith even stronger.
66 people called to testify
During these hearings, which should last four days and began on Monday, 66 people are called to testify on the consequences of this carnage on their existence.
Brenton Tarrant, who chose to defend himself, will then be allowed to go to court. The president of the Christchurch High Court of Justice is due to hand down the sentence on Thursday.
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