WELLINGTON, Sept 6 — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday a legal loophole that allowed an Islamic State-inspired militant who carried out a supermarket attack to remain free would be closed off with new laws by the end of the month.
Authorities repeatedly tried to keep Samsudeen in prison or deport him, but were stymied by the country’s current laws. Samsudeen was last released from prison in July. “The really helpful thing is it has already gone through substantial public consultation so people have already had their say and we haven’t needed to rush that process,” she said. “Now what we will do is go through that procedural process in parliament a little quickly.”
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