Evidence given by ministers and public sector bosses to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attack will be suppressed for 30 years. "Some people are frustrated that, by his guilty pleas, the individual avoided a trial at which the reasons for the terrorist attack might have been explored," their minute said. But it would not be publicly released because it included details about how he planned and prepared for the attack and could enable further attacks. "I know this will have been a challenging process for whānau, survivors and witnesses of the terrorist attack and I want to acknowledge their engagement," she said in a statement yesterday. Party leaders would also receive the report before it was publicly released.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 27, 2020 19:43 UTC