Early in the case, a Global News article pointed out a truth that is rarely stated in the mainstream media:
The so-called Islamic State has since 2014 been urging followers to conduct attacks using readily-available weapons such as knives and vehicles.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s latest annual report said extremists inspired by ISIS and Al Qaeda were “the number one national security threat to public safety in this country. Investigating these threats remains a top priority for CSIS.”
As it turns out….
Akhtar told police he was “supportive of this idea of Islamic State” and had heard about other ISIS supporters conducting attacks in the West.
“So I’m like, hey, maybe I can do that,” he said.
The article below also points out that “Crown prosecutors have filed the same charge against a youth accused of an Incel-related attack in Toronto, and the suspect in the vehicle attack that targeted a Muslim family in London, Ontario,” even though that youth — Nathaniel Veltman — had no connection to any known group. The case was highly politicized.
The Criminal Code in Canada defines terrorism:
In Canada, section 83.01 of the Criminal Code[1] defines terrorism as an act committed “in whole or in part for a political, religious or ideological purpose, objective or cause” with the intention of intimidating the public.”
“ISIS supporter pleads guilty to killing Toronto woman with hammer,” by Stewart Bell, Global News, August 26, 2021:
A Toronto man who approached a woman on a sidewalk and killed her with a hammer last year pleaded guilty on Thursday to murder and terrorism, admitting he did it for the so-called Islamic State.
In an agreed statement of facts, Saad Akhtar said he left his home at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2020 carrying two notes pledging allegiance to ISIS and intending to kill as many people as possible.
The 32-year-old said he approached a random victim, Annie Hang-Kam Chiu, punched her to the ground and used a steel hammer he had bought at Canadian Tire to smash her skull as she lay on her back.
He then placed a note next to her that read: “Islamic State Baquiya,” an ISIS slogan. The second note, found later in his backpack, read: “This is for the Islamic State, & all the crimes against Muslims. God is great!”
Akhtar was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 25 years.
The case marks Canada’s first conviction for the crime of “murder, terrorist activity,” the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said.
Crown prosecutors have filed the same charge against a youth accused of an Incel-related attack in Toronto, and the suspect in the vehicle attack that targeted a Muslim family in London, Ont.
Hang-Kam Chiu, 64, worked at a rice pasta factory. Every morning, she stopped at a Tim Horton’s near her home for coffee and to help seniors with their English.
Akhtar said he had been planning a killing since 2019, but after murdering Hang-Kam Chiu, he decided to turn himself in.
He walked into Toronto Police 22 Division at 9:50 p.m. that night.
He was covered in blood and carrying a bag. He told officers he had just killed a woman and was arrested, according to the agreed facts filed in the Ontario court.
The police station was evacuated when police found what they thought was a bomb in his bag, but it turned out to be aerosol cans bound together, which he had intended to set alight if he was caught.
Police found the hammer at a bus shelter.
On his laptop, police found searches for details of a Feb. 2, 2020 terrorist attack in London, England, as well as lectures by Al Qaeda propagandist Anwar Al-Awlaki.
During a two-and-a-half hour interview at Toronto Police 41 Division, Akhtar said he chose his victim because she was “alone, not strong and was the appropriate height to be attacked with a hammer.”
He told police he was born in Pakistan, single and lived with his parents. He said he had attended Ryerson University and was an “IT person, more or less.”
“My motivation was a terrorist attack,” he said, according to a transcript of the videotaped interview.
“I guess I was just browsing online and I came across some, um, stuff, which, which kind of pushed me in the direction of, you know, these type of things.”
He said he left the note beside the body, “Just so you guys know it was terrorism.”
Akhtar told police he was “supportive of this idea of Islamic State” and had heard about other ISIS supporters conducting attacks in the West.
“So I’m like, hey, maybe I can do that,” he said.
“And you must retaliate for what is being done in Muslim lands or states. And you have the ones who settle in, the ones who … you know, sort of integrate, they’re like not really Muslims. So [to] be a good Muslim you have to do this.”…..
Elizabeth Lawson says
Forgive my rage upon learning that yet another innocent, gentle soul ended her days been murdered on a street in Toronto. My rage grows daily when I read of the unremitting murders, rapes, bombings, beheadings, knifings and insults heaped upon innocent and generous citizens in this, and other Western countries. WHEN are we going to wise up? Exactly WHEN are our peace officers – instructed by leaders in our countries, going to protect us from these savages who have nothing but contempt for human life – and OUR non Moslem lives in particular? Sun Tzu (The Art of War) warns us to not only know our enemy, but to know ourselves as well- and if we do neither we WILL lose – a sad reality that is already upon us. This cretin clearly planned and executed the murder of a lady who was – for him – a great target. Small of frame, oblivious to the danger he presented, she was slaughtered for simply existing. Unless and until our ‘intelligentsia ( yeah) wakes up to the formidable reality that they are LOSING the battle to keep their citizens safe and alive, we will continue to see these atrocities carried out by trash from countries that overtly subscribe to ‘killing fields’. Culture travels – some good, some bad, and some, as in this case, deadly. How many deaths of Moslems across our Western democracies have YOU read about? How many young Moslem girls have been raped by non Moslem adult men? How many beheadings, stabbings, deaths by mob beating have we heard of targeting Moslems? How MANY Moslems are told that they are unworthy of life? How many? I pay taxes for many reasons, one of which is safety on the street from marauding garbage from foreign lands. This poor lady who had her head bashed in for the SIN of not being a Moslem was clearing employed and doubtless paying taxes. If at the most basic level, her government couldn’t protect her life, then it is clear that our government is an ass.
Check Burry says
Very fine post Elizabeth, all correct , full marks.
Terry Gain says
“So I’m like, hey, maybe I can do that,” he said.
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He sounds like a typical American teenager. He is like crazy.
gravenimage says
I think the problem is that Akhtar sounds–and acts like–a Jihadist, not an American. Jihad terror is a bigger issue than using even the silliest American slang.
Michael Copeland says
“So [to] be a good Muslim you have to do this.”
Lawmakers, police, judges, take note. It is from the horse’s mouth, and no, it is not “distorted ideology”.
The Koran actually does command “Kill them”.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
Michael C., Your claim that “The Koran actually does command “Kill them [whom?]”” would have more force if you could cite chapter-and-verse.
gravenimage says
Here you go, Mark:
https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/violence.aspx
Michael Copeland is quite right.
john smith says
Brilliant Gravenimage, we can always rely on you to produce the necessary evidence.
gravenimage says
Thank you so much, John.
Giacomo Latta says
He obviously knows enough about Islam to know what a ”good” muslim does. Those to the left of centre never seem to pick up on this.
mortimer says
DO CANADIAN POLITICANS NOT KNOW?
– 14% of Muslims in Canada support a terrorist group of some sort
– 24% of Muslims in Canada supported the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (which is also a terrorist group)
Source: survey/opinion study … “What Do Muslim Canadians Want? The Clash of Interpretations and Opinion Research” By Christian Leuprecht and Conrad Winn
“The fact that a small portion of Canadian Muslims – in the Environics/CBC – survey 14 per cent of Canadian Muslims identified with extremist Muslims – is in some manner supportive of Islamists (Muslims who have made Islam into a political ideology and are committed to wage jihad, and are associated with or supportive of al Qaeda and similar organizations) should be a matter of alarm for the public and the government responsible for the security of Canadians.”
CANADIAN POLITICIANS WHO IGNORE ISLAMISTS IN CANADA ARE NEGLIGENT IN THEIR PRIMARY DUTY TO PROTECT THE SECURITY OF CANADIAN CITIZEN.
NO ONE SHOULD VOTE FOR A NEGLIGENT POLITICIAN IN THE COMING CANADIAN ELECTION.
Throw the bums out.
Graham Bryant says
Throw Trudeau out that would be much better!!
Check Burry says
A great idea, but there is always another knob ready to take the same insane path.
gravenimage says
The last Canadian PM. Stephen Harper, was actually pretty sane when it came to Islam. I envied our northern neighbors during the Obama years. Of course, now we’ve got Biden–hard to say whether he or Trudeau are worse.
E T says
Max Bernier knows and Singh and Trudeau do not want him on the debate stage.
Peace says
ALL MUSLIMS are doing jihad, it just the so call “peaceful muslims” the other 86% are there providing financial support and more importantly ground cover ..
Those 86% all agree with the jihadists, they all want Islam to rule the earth “peacefully”, that 86% give Islam it’s so call legitimacy , they build mosques , they have too many children, they spread the word in our lands …
THEY ARE JUST AS DANGEROUS AS THE KILLERS
gravenimage says
All too true in many cases.
Graham Bryant says
Throw Trudeau out that would be much better!!
mortimer says
His mother said he changed after he started to attend the mosque and ‘became religious’. This is a perfect example of what’s wrong with the Muslim community. They don’t know that their own family members are becoming dangerous fanatics, and if they do, they will not tell the authorities. Moreover, the authorities don’t want to do anything that will make Muslims think they are bigots.
The end result is that society is in danger. Because of the attacks against Canadians of Chinese heritage, there is now fear of Islam among Chinese Canadians. They must be ‘Islamophobes’ too.
Imagine that. I wonder if the socialist politician Jagmeet Singh is secretly ‘Islamophobic’ as well because he wants a Sikh homeland in India?
Raja says
Michael Copeland,
Even if it is from horse’s mouth the woke Left and affiliates won’t listen, their conscience being seared with branding iron. The problem lies with the “beholder” !
Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is abominable to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way is abominable to the wicked.
gravenimage says
Canada: Islamic State supporter pleads guilty to killing Toronto woman with hammer
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How many more pious Muslims like Saad Akhtar are there in Canada and the rest of the west?
E T says
Shhhh you are not allowed to speak the truth GI, you will be labeled an Islamophobe.
Linde Barrera says
To ET- I hate Islam but I do not hate any Muslims.
I think this disgusting human being-Saad Akhtar-murdered the helpless woman and then turned himself in to show he was a terrorist. I do not think he turned himself in because he felt sad or sorry for killing an innocent person. But in Islam a person is never innocent if they are not a Muslim. Islam teaches and promotes satanic actions. ? When will the world wake up? ??
gravenimage says
True E T and Linde.
And Linde, good to see you posting again.
OLD GUY says
These Islamic followers make fine neighbors. Why are our political leaders so hell bent on moving these migrant invaders into our neighborhoods?