The ban, issued Saturday, means anybody caught with the document on their computer could face up to 10 years in prison.
New Zealand has banned the possession of a 74-page manifesto written by the man accused of slaughtering 50 people at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.
Chief Censor David Shanks said Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto contains justifications for acts of tremendous cruelty like killing children and encourages acts of terrorism, even outlining specific places to target and methods to carry out attacks. Shanks had earlier placed a similar ban on the 17-minute livestream video the killer filmed from a camera mounted on his helmet during the shootings.But while free speech advocates haven’t questioned banning the graphic video, they said banning the manifesto is a step too far.
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