[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: 15th Melaka polls nomination process begins under new norms, NZ mosque gunmen expected to appeal convictions

AMONG the headlines for Monday, November 8, 2021, the 15th Melaka state election process begins today with candidate nominations held this morning at 28 nomination centres.

Meanwhile, all official government and private events will not be allowed in the state until November 27.

Also, Australian Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people in Christchurch, is considering appealing against his convictions and prison sentence, his lawyer Tony Ellis has said.

Tarrant was subject to inhumane and degrading treatment in jail, his legal team said.

Ellis said the gunman was held in solitary confinement for much of the time while awaiting his trial and lacked proper access to lawyers, information and documentation about his case.

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