'Unfortunately, the prime minister made one of her typical knee-jerk, Christchurch crisis responses and as a result, we now have a very prejudiced situation where it's going to be difficult for this inquiry to find the results that we'd like.' They will investigate if their organisations did enough to assess - and respond - to the risk Samsudeen posed.ĪCT leader David Seymour says he is confused about what the inquiry can offer, given the government is pushing ahead with an overhaul of terrorism laws later this month. The Independent Police Conduct Authority, Office of the Inspectorate at the Department of Corrections, and Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security will carry out the review together. 'For New Zealanders to learn and understand is there something we could have done something different? Were there any shortcomings in the approach that we had taken?' New Zealand Muslim Association president Ikhlaq Kashkari says it is a critical next step.
News of the official review into what happened before 3 September was warmly welcomed by Muslim leaders.
Three of eight people that Ahamed Samsudeen injured remain in hospital. Police, Corrections and intelligence services are to go under the microscope.ĪCT says the government has already promised to fix gaps in the law, while the Greens and National say the review will miss important questions.
