New Zealand needs to pull up its own socks over dealings with potential ISIS terrorists, Professor Robert Patman says. But, Prof Patman says, we also need to up our game. Watch full interview:He points to New Zealand’s reluctance to take responsibility for up to a dozen Kiwi jihadists in the Middle East, including Mark Taylor, who is being held by a Kurdish organisation. ‘‘We have the legal framework in place and we have the facilities,’’ Prof Patman says. ‘‘As soon as we can identify them, they should be brought home... to face the full rigour of the law here... and taken out of circulation.’’

Source: Otago Daily Times February 18, 2021 03:11 UTC