EU, New Zealand vow to fight Crime & Terrorism, sign Data Sharing Pact to strengthen Law Enforcement
- Vineet Malik
- Jul 2, 2022
- 1 min read
By Vineet Malik | July 2, 2022 | Geneva, Switzerland
A meeting held between European Commission (EU) President Von der Leyen and New Zealand (NZ) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Brussels on Thursday was concluded with signing a strategic pact on the exchange of personal data to strengthen law enforcement cooperation between Europol and NZ.
The pact will comply with data protection wherein, NZ will receive support from Europol pertaining to sensitive investigations, aimed at fighting terrorism, organized crime, child sexual abuse and cybercrime.
The said pact has been signed just before the two nations look forward to meet in the Christchurch Call Leaders’ Summit later this year to follow-up on the progress of the pact.
What happened in Christchurch, NZ
A mass shooting occurred in a gruesome terrorist attack in Christchurch that led to killing of 51 people and 40 were injured on 15 March 2019.
Brenton Harrison Tarrant, was held guilty on 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act. Tarrant was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole by Justice Cameron Mander on 27 August 2020.
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