Somali migrant Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, “who ran down a Canadian police officer with a truck and then stabbed him repeatedly was found guilty,” but of attempted murder, not terrorism, despite an Islamic State flag being discovered in his truck. This is not surprising in Canada. Under the former Liberal so-called safety minister Ralph Goodale (who lost his seat in the recent Federal Election), Canada removed all references to “Islamist extremism” from law enforcement material, thereby removing necessary tracking systems to identify jihadists, who are motivated entirely by their religious zeal. According to a Global News report discussing Canada’s scrapping of references to “Islamist extremism”:
The so-called Islamic State, Al Qaeda and their regional affiliates use terrorism to promote their versions of Sunni Islamist extremist ideology, while Hezbollah is a Shia extremist group. But Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told reporters Thursday he wanted the terrorist threat report to use language that “did not impugn or condemn an entire religion.”
Meanwhile, Canada is very careful to make sure that the word “Islamophobia” is given central focus.
In the case of Somali immigrant Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, he was treated like a regular Canadian criminal, even though “police said they found a flag of the Islamic State militant group in the truck driven by Sharif”; no charges of terrorism were filed.
The news about Sharif, added to prior news which reflects the direction that Canada is taking with respect to the jihad threat, is worrying.
Last year, Jihad Watch reported:
Leaked Intelligence Documents Show Greater Threat of Islamic Terror than Government Admits – Breitbart Leaked documents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) show that the intelligence service is far more concerned with Islamic terrorism behind closed doors than the left-wing Trudeau government will admit in public.
Yet Canada is not taking this very real threat to public safety seriously. Canada also plans to fling the door open to immigration as it “leads the charge” on the UN Migration Pact (even though jihadists have long infiltrated refugee streams); its immigration minister Ahmed Hussen defended a 2017 bill to reinstate the citizenship of convicted terrorists. Hussen also reiterated during the summer that he plans to “massively ramp up“ refugee intake. Meanwhile, Justin Trudeau has rolled out the welcome mat to returning Islamic State jihadis.
“Man who attacked Canada police officer with truck guilty of attempted murder,” by Moira Warburton, Reuters, October 25, 2019:
(Reuters) – A Somali immigrant who ran down a Canadian police officer with a truck and then stabbed him repeatedly was found guilty on Friday of attempted murder, the Crown prosecutor’s office said.
Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, 32, had denied the charges in connection with the incident in Edmonton, Alberta, on Sept. 30, 2017, when authorities say he attacked the officer then struck four pedestrians while trying to flee in a U-Haul truck.
Police said they found a flag of the Islamic State militant group in the truck driven by Sharif, but no charges of terrorism were filed. He is due to be sentenced on 11 offenses, including five counts of attempted murder, on Dec. 12-13.
All his victims suffered broken bones and head injuries, while the policeman – Constable Mike Chernyk – was also stabbed in the chest and neck, authorities said.
According to U.S. officials, Sharif spent several months in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement before being deported from the United States in 2011.
The Canadian government said Sharif was given refugee status the following year after he made a claim at the border.
During the trial that concluded on Friday, Sharif declined legal representation or to represent himself in court, said Greg Lazin, an amicus lawyer who was present for the case.
“Every opportunity was given to Mr. Sharif to avail himself of the (legal) safeguards. The court can do no more than that,” Lazin told reporters outside the Edmonton courthouse.
Sally Donaldson says
This is the same Trudeau the Dummy And his Islamist Immigration minister Ahmed Hussein that gave the Murdering islamist Omar Khadr $10.5 Million tax free for his mental anguish for killing a Navy Seal and blinding another .
mortimer says
A vote for Canada’s Liberals is a vote for the Muslim Brotherhood. Some of the 12 Muslim MPs are associated with MB fronts.
The Libs defend jihadists from criticism. They are traitors to Canada.
mortimer says
Jihadi Justin said that returning ISIS war criminals would be a role model. We see what he means. A role model of terrorism.
Mobuyus says
Jihadi Justin, Canada’s prime- imamster also claims that “when you kill your enemy they win”.
UNCLE VLADDI says
Every Canadian citizen who just voted liberal is a traitor to Canada, rationality, and civilization.
Or Else! says
[sarc] What? No “mental illness”? [/sarc]
MG Morra says
We’re witnessing the Great Replacement in Canada, the USA and EU but not China. In contrast, very few refugees have been taken in by rich Middle Eastern countries i.e Saudi A. Why is that? For the most part, Muslims worldwide are in Jihad-mode. Incredibly, they’re being welcomed into peaceful societies. But again, not happening in China.
Terry Gain says
The Reuter’s report isn’t clear as to whether this co-religionist of Obama was even charged with terrorist activity or whether a jury acquitted. Nor is it clear why Sharif was fleeing in a U-Haul truck.
The Criminal Code of Canada definition of terrorist activity is quite straight forward, but the facts if this case are murky. Terrorist activity is defined as:
(b) an act or omission, in or outside Canada,
(i) that is committed
(A) in whole or in part for a political, religious or ideological purpose, objective or cause, and
Canada is clearly further along the path to Islamization than America. We have a nutter Islamophile as our Prime Minister and a very weak opposition leader.
Steve says
Apparently, he ran the people over with a car first, and much later was found driving a U-haul van.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/terrorism-charges-edmonton-attacks-1.4316450
mortimer says
Thanks for that quote, TG. A person of any other persuasion would be convicted of terrorism. To be convicted of terrorism, it seems, a Muslim must have his terrorist membership card with photo ID drop out of his pocket. He could still say he doesn’t know how that got there and it’s a plant to incriminate him. (sarc/off)
gravenimage says
He could kill more people with a U-Haul truck…
Angemon says
Not that those are working as they should in other nations – how many planners and perpetrators of jihad terror attacks in the Western world have been accused of the crime/attempt itself but not terrorism on the grounds that there’s no demonstrable ties to a terror group?…
mortimer says
There is the possibility the terrorists has been turned by the police in exchange for a lesser sentence.
gravenimage says
“Turned”–as in “deprogrammed” and now a staunch defender of freedom and democracy who is completely opposed to to Islam?
And why would that be? Mortimer, you have said before that when Muslims hear from Infidels that Islam is violent that they immediately aposticize. But Sharif *already* knew that Islam was violent, or he would not have been trying to murder police officers and other unbelievers. In other words, he knew that Islam was violent, and liked it that way.
somehistory says
“no charges of terrorism were filed.” Just attempted murder…and it isn’t through any fault of this murderous creep that it was not “murder.”..He tried his hardest to murder the policeman.
And the authorities didn’t charge him with terrorism…but a terror act by any other name is still a terror act.
Allowing him safe haven after the U.S. deported him was incredibly stupid. The victims should sue if the law of Canada allows such things. The government has guilt on their hands.
Tom says
The Muslim Brotherhood influence is very strong in this Trudeau government which is why the M-103 motion was so gleefully passed in parliament when Trudeau had a majority. The Heritage Committee studied this motion and recommended an “All of government approach” to Islamophobia and gave $20,000,000 of our tax money to Islamic organizations.
Canada under Trudeau is rapidly being controlled by the Islamists through their sycophants in the Trudeau Liberals and the other left wing parties.
ToBeFrank says
I guess if someone who was white had KKK symbols in their vehicle and deliberately ran over blacks it would not be a hate crime…
gravenimage says
Canada: Muslim migrant who ran over and stabbed police officer found guilty of attempted murder, not terrorism
………………..
More willful denial from our northern neighbor.
Paddy O'Connor says
Edmonton is where Omar Khadr,the killer of US medic in Afghan,is investing his $10.5 million blood money in a strip- mall where the other store-tennants are all Mohammedans.
Look out for squalls!
Ed says
It should have been obvious to anyone with a smattering of knowledge about Islam to know that Mr. Sharif was silent in Court because he did not recognize that lesser court in relation to being judged by Allah. No emphasis was ever made to have public confirmation of this, or else it was conveniently hidden by MSM collusion to distance questions regarding this so-called “religion” from current laws applicable to all Canadians (for the time being).
The issue is similar to banks admitting to a mistake they made. The Islamic expansion in Canada started, I believe, in the early 1980’s under a then Liberal Government taking campaign funds from a foreign entity. It was signaled by mosque building in Ottawa that exploded to (16) total, serving the sudden large Islamic population. Why Ottawa and not Toronto (with 3)? Anyone with half a brain can see the benefit of well placed societal influences in conjunction with government lobbying power towards advancing an ideology. It didn’t stop with the Conservatives taking over, the contribution money simply re-channeled. Like Banks, to admit that they were wrong now isn’t ever going to happen.
Coincident to Islamic expansion in Ottawa was also happening elsewhere at all levels of Canadian society. Even MSM had social acceptance programs like “Little Mosque on the Prairie” to help with integration.
Government, lawmakers and society here in Canada will never admit they were wrong and so the grand coverup will continue, perhaps more bizarrely than elsewhere.
Similar events are happening in the US with the growing election of Islamic Congressional representatives and local state governmental officials. For example, call up the State Government in Minnisota, and press 1) for English, 2) for Spanish or 3) for Arabic. Seriously.
toomanyhobbies says
OK I’ll bite how is it not terrorism???