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Islamic State-inspired terrorist stayed in New Zealand despite immigration fraud
[IsraelTimes] Ahamed Samsudeen, the alleged perpetrator of Friday’s attack, was stripped of residency status in 2019; his appeal against deportation was set to be heard later this monthThe Islamic State  ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... -inspired krazed killer who attacked shoppers in a New Zealand supermarket had been fighting deportation for immigration fraud, leaving the nation’s leader expressing frustration at the process. The new details about the attack Friday in Auckland emerged as the condition of some of those injured in his attack improved. Three critically injured patients remain in intensive care but are in stable, pH balanced condition, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said Sunday. Police added that the condition of one of the critically injured patients had improved. Bloomfield said a fourth person still hospitalized is in stable, pH balanced condition, while the three others have been released and are recovering at home. The attacker, Ahamed Samsudeen, 32, arrived in New Zealand 10 years ago on a student visa. A Tamil Moslem, he applied for refugee status on the basis of being persecuted in Sri Lanka, where a civil war ended in 2009 with the defeat of a Tamil rebel group. Immigration New Zealand declined his application, but he won his appeal, gaining permanent residency in 2014. Police first noticed Samsudeen’s online support for terrorism in 2016 and by the following year, immigration agents knew he wanted to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State insurgency. They began reviewing his immigration status, fearing he could be a threat. In 2018, Samsudeen was placed in durance vile Please don't kill me! after he was found with Islamic State videos and knives, and the following year, his refugee status was canceled after authorities found evidence of fraud. "My understanding is that in the process of investigation into the terrorist, it was discovered that some of the documents that he had used in order to get his refugee status looked to have been fabricated," Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said. But Samsudeen appealed, triggering a lengthy process that automatically allowed him to stay in New Zealand until his appeal was heard. Immigration authorities tried to argue he should remain behind bars, but in July, Samsudeen was set free. Related: New Zealand: 2021-09-05 New Zealand to Criminalize Attack Planning after Mall Stabbing New Zealand: 2021-09-04 PICTURED: New Zealand knifeman who attacked seven people before police shot him dead can finally be named after judge scraps gagging order for Sri Lankan refugee who ranted online against 'Kiwi scum' New Zealand: 2021-09-03 New Zealand police kill 'terrorist' after he stabs 6 people Posted by: trailing wife 2021-09-07 |
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