Why was Avi Yemini really banned from NZ?

[king1]

Well thats not why he was turned away!
Im sure we let in hundreds of people who have had domestic abuse convictions here anyway.
He was labelled as an "agitator" thats the reasons he was given.

I'm sure that's what he would have the CT community believe, he was turned away for being an "agitator"
Sounds a lot better to the target audience than "they won't let me in the country because I beat up my partner"

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment confirmed the news in a statement to 1News.

"We can confirm that Mr Avi Yemini was denied boarding his flight from Australia to New Zealand as he did not meet the immigration requirements due to his criminal conviction.

"Where an individual does not meet character requirements, they should apply through the usual visa application process. They will need to supply a police certificate with their application to have a character waiver considered."

When asked about the ban at her post-Cabinet address on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said: “I understand the matter is solely for immigration and it is not something I had any awareness of until I saw commentary online”.

https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/23/contr...t-protest/