Christchurch CoI and the counter-jihad movement
Mohammed Khan made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs
The request was refused by Department of Internal Affairs.
From: Mohammed Khan
Al-salaamu alaykum,
Scholars agree that Brenton Tarrant, as with other terrorists like Anders Breivik, was inspired by the 'counterjihad' ideology formulated by [removed by FYI.org.nz moderator], which seeks to blame all Muslims for terrorist actions (or self-defence actions, in the case of Palestine) carried out by a small minority.
I wish to request all advice, notes, agendas, and communications from the 'Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019 ' that relate to:
# the counterjihad/counter-jihad movement, and its involvement in the attacks
# any measures taken to prevent agents of said movement from influencing the inquiry
Wa'l-salaam,
Mohammed
From: Jessica Caldwell
Department of Internal Affairs
Tçnâ koe Mohammed,
Official Information Act 1982 request OIA21/22-0693
Please find attached the Department of Internal Affairs’ response to your
request of 11 April 2022.
Ngâ mihi,
Jess
Jessica Caldwell (she / her)|Senior Policy Analyst
Toi Hiranga | Regulation & Policy
Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua
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From: Mohammed Khan
Thanks Jessica,
To clarify, you are stating that representatives of the islamophobic 'counterjihad' movement participated in the Commission of Inquiry?
Regards,
Mohammed Khan
From: Jessica Caldwell
Department of Internal Affairs
Kia ora Mohammed,
The section 15 non-publication order referred to in our response to your request prevents us from providing the names of witnesses and participants. To be absolutely clear, we are not stating that the group you refer to were participants in the inquiry.
We are advising you that we are prohibited by law from providing information about the names of any and every witnesses and participant. That is why your request under the OIA was refused.
The only exception to the order not to name witnesses and participants is where they are named in the Royal Commission's report, which is already publicly available
Ngā mihi,
Jess
-----Original Message-----
From: Mohammed Khan <[FYI request #19107 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 3 May 2022 12:44 pm
To: Jessica Caldwell <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information Act request response
Thanks Jessica,
To clarify, you are stating that representatives of the islamophobic 'counterjihad' movement participated in the Commission of Inquiry?
Regards,
Mohammed Khan
-----Original Message-----
Tçnâ koe Mohammed,
Official Information Act 1982 request OIA21/22-0693
Please find attached the Department of Internal Affairs’ response to your request of 11 April 2022.
Ngâ mihi,
Jess
Jessica Caldwell (she / her)|Senior Policy Analyst
Toi Hiranga | Regulation & Policy
Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua
45 Pipitea Street | PO Box 6011, Wellington 6140 | [1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
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