A minimum of 17 years is required for a murder committed as part of a terrorist act. A prisoner swap with Australia would solve more than one problem, writes Alexander Gillespie for The Conversation. A minimum of 17 years is required for a murder committed as part of a terrorist act, and he has admitted to 51 such murders (among other crimes). Australia's International Transfer of Prisoners Act, for example, aims to facilitate the transfer of prisoners between Australia and countries with which it has agreements. As of mid-2019, New Zealand prisoners made up 3 per cent of the total Australian prisoner population (43,028) – about 1100 people.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 18, 2020 21:22 UTC