The gunman had already faced 50 murder charges before a new terrorism charge was brought against him on May 21. On Tuesday May 21, the gunman in the Christchurch mosque shootings was charged with committing a terrorist act. So, why was the terrorism charge added at this later stage? No terrorism charges were brought in that case, even though there was evidence that some members of the group intended to harm innocent people. Why is a terrorism charge important?

Source: Stuff May 28, 2019 22:07 UTC