Green Party candidate Efeso Collins has revealed he was the target of a death threat after the political party released a policy on ending poverty in Aotearoa.
Just after the policy release, an electronic message arrived at the Greens’ headquarters outlining threats to Collins and suggesting he would be “executed”.
The Green Party called in police because of the seriousness of the threat.
“Police got in contact and told me threats were made against me,” Collins told the Herald.
“The detective said the threat was along the lines of they want to execute me. I never had official copy of the threat. The detective was also shocked by the gist of the threat.”
Collins, who is 11th on the Green Party list, said the threat made him reassess his priorities.
“Threats like that create a level of doubt, but I was more concerned for my family, and I didn’t want to have to keep looking over my shoulder.
NZ Herald
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