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Govt wraps up response to Christchurch mosque attack inquiry, hate speech law won't be adopted

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 2 Aug 2024, 5:40pm
Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. Photo / George Heard
Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch. Photo / George Heard

Govt wraps up response to Christchurch mosque attack inquiry, hate speech law won't be adopted

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 2 Aug 2024, 5:40pm

Judith Collins says amending hate speech laws in light of the Christchurch mosque attacks would breach the right to free speech. 

The Government's officially ended the coordinated response to the 2019 tragedy that killed 51 people. 

36 recommendations from a report into the attack have been adopted - but eight won't be, including hate speech amendments. 

The Lead Coordination Minister told Andrew Dickens inciting violence is already restricted. 

She says someone who states they don't like someone else for being different is a fool - but that doesn't mean they should be arrested. 

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