Photo: FileA proud white supremacist has today had a charge of breaching release conditions by going near a Christchurch mosque during the March 15 gunman's sentencing thrown out. Philip Arps saluted the judge and marched out of court whistling this morning after the charge was dropped. He was charged with breach of release conditions and appeared at Christchurch District Court, where he denied the charge. But today the charge was dropped under section 147 of the Criminal Procedure Act after an application by defence counsel Anselm Williams. And now he wanted Corrections – which did not oppose the charge being dropped - to pay his legal fees.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 11, 2020 21:45 UTC