Thursday, 8 January 2015, 5:14 pm Press Release: The Maori Party
MEDIA STATEMENT
8 January
2015
Māori Party condemns Paris
shooting
The Māori Party condemns the violent
attack on the offices of the Charlie Hedbo newspaper in
Paris.
“Allegedly 12 people have been murdered and
others injured in this mindless and brutal act. Our aroha
goes out to those families who have lost their loved ones
and the people of France who will be mourning at this
time,” says Co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell.
The Māori
Party does not condone any form of violence.
“We
understand that this devastating action is politically
motivated. We do not accept that there is ever a reason for
people to kill others because they hold and express a
different view to their own,” says Co-leader Marama
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