Sydney church stabbing: Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of stabbings
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Muslim groups in Australia on Friday criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it had created a perception of a double standard and further alienated the country’s minority Muslim community.
The Australian National Imams Council said an attack at a Bondi Junction shopping center was “quickly deemed a mental health issue” while the stabbing of a Christian bishop at a Sydney church two days later was “classified as a terrorist act almost immediately.”
“The differing treatments of two recent violent incidents are stark,” the council’s spokesperson, Ramia Abdo Sultan, said in a statement with the Alliance of Australian Muslims and the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network.
“Such disparities in response create a perception of a double standard in law enforcement and judicial processes,” she said.
Related articles
Spain's Prado Museum confirms rediscovery of lost Caravaggio. Painting will be unveiled May 27
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Prado Museum on Monday confirmed that a painting that was due to be auctioned2024-05-07Tulsa athletic director Rick Dickson announces retirement
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa athletic director Rick Dickson announced his retirement Friday.Dickson, a2024-05-07Teen fighter pauses near Myawaddy to talk of decision to join resistance — Radio Free Asia
With braided hair, pink plastic clogs and a wide grin, 18-year-old Moe Pyae Sone stands straight bef2024-05-07'Bluey' hits the mark with children and adults alike
PHOENIX (AP) — A small blue dog with an Australian accent has captured the hearts of people across t2024-05-07More than 40 workers trapped after a building under construction collapsed in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A multi-story apartment building under construction collapsed Monday2024-05-07- A Jewish campaigner who was threatened with being arrested by the police for being near a pro-Palest2024-05-07
atest comment