![]() The only area where no charges were laid over sharing of the video was the Northern Police district. The area with the next highest charges was the Southern region, where one person has been prosecuted, two referred to the youth court and two people given verbal warnings. In the Bay of Plenty, two people face prosecution, one was referred to the youth court and four people were given a verbal warning. Nine of the people charged in Canterbury have faced prosecution and two referred to youth court. Two charges, both laid in Canterbury, were withdrawn. Thirteen of the charges were in Canterbury, and seven were in the Bay of Plenty. The charges have led to 14 prosecutions, 10 referrals to the Youth Court, one written warning and eight verbal warnings. In information released under the Official Information Act, police said that as of 21 August there had been 35 charges in relation to possession of the video. Within days of the mosque attack New Zealand’s, Chief Censor David Shanks officially banned the gunman’s video - spanning 16 minutes and 55 seconds- labelling it as objectionable. ![]() Knowingly possessing or sharing objectionable material carries a prison term of up to 14 years. Posted on YouTube by a user who joined the platform in 2011 but has only uploaded the one video, the. A disturbing live stream of what is believed to be the Christchurch mosque shooting has emerged online. The Chief Censor has classified the footage and a publication reportedly written by the man accused of the shootings as objectionable. There are reports six people are dead after a shooting at a mosque in the South Island town of Christchurch. Photo: ikiryo/123RFĪ video of the mosque attacks, during which 51 people were killed, was live-streamed.
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