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November 29, 2005
New Zealand: Two Jailed For Mosque Desecration
In reports from Khaleej Times and news.com.au, jail sentences have been given to two men who were earlier found guilty of intentional damage.
The pair are Jason Paul Molloy, aged 19, from Nelson, South Island, and 18-year old Ross Baumgarten of Auckland, North Island. They were both given a year each at a court in Auckland.
Molloy had been angered by the events in London of 7/7, when Muslim suicide bombers killed 52 people on London Transport. He had sent a text message to an associate denouncing Muslims and calling for retaliation.
With Baumgarten, Molloy had attacked seven mosques and Islamic cultural centres betwen July 8 and July 10, in which windows were smashed, and the words "RIP London" were sprayed on exterior walls.
Baumgarten's lawyer said that he too had been distressed by the London attacks. Molloy's father said his son was now remorseful and appreciated his mistake. He asked for leniency.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 29, 2005 11:05 AM
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