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The Sydney siege inquest is an inquest into the deaths that occurred during the 2014 Sydney hostage crisis, which was instigated by Man Haron Monis. The inquest started on 29 January 2015 and will have more than 100 witnesses and run in blocks into 2016. In Australia, an inquest is mandatory whenever a person dies during a police operation. The inquest is presided over by the New South Wales State Coroner, Michael Barnes, and its task is "to determine how the () deaths occurred, the factors that contributed to them and whether they could have been prevented". Two unusual features of the inquest were its detailed opening which provided an account of events in order to dispel speculation and its focus on social media, believed to be merited by police because of its significant role. The hearings are divided into blocks of a couple of weeks. The first started on 25 May 2015 queried people that knew Monis to get background information. The second started on 17 August 2015 and considers Monis's bail application. Further blocks that investigate how the police dealt with the siege itself will be withheld from the public "in the interests of the families". On 20 May, the Crown Prosecutor wrote a letter arguing that the question of Monis' bail was beyond the scope of the inquest. This was ruled on by Michael Barnes on 5 June.〔 Five documents relating to Monis' bail will be kept secret on the grounds of professional legal privilege. ==First two-week block: people who knew Monis== The first two-week block started on 25 May 2015, taking evidence from people who knew Monis. Barnes said that a central question is, "Was Monis a so-called lone wolf prosecuting an ISIS-style terror attack, or a deranged individual pursuing a personal private grievance in a public manner?" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sydney siege inquest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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