The Australian Police this morning presented 59 charges against Naveed Akram, 24, including , for his alleged involvement in the attack on a Jewish celebration that occurred on Sunday on Bondi beach, in the city of Sydney.
Among the accusations are 15 counts of murder, as well as attempted murder crimes; commission of a terrorist act; public display of a prohibited terrorist symbol; and placing an explosive in or near a building; as indicated by the authorities in a statement.
The (JCTT) reported that the accused was detained in police custody at the hospital, where he remains hospitalized with critical injuries, after emerging from a coma yesterday, and must appear in court this Wednesday via videoconference.
The attack, which lasted for about nine minutes, left 15 dead, aged between 10 and 87, of which twelve have been officially identified so far. During the attack, Sajid Akram, 50, of Indian origin and father of the accused, died after being shot dead by the police at the scene, having been identified as the second armed man.
There are no others involved
The commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Krissy Barrett, pointed out that for now there is no indication of the involvement of other people, although she warned that the investigation is ongoing and the data could change as the investigations progress.
According to preliminary investigations, authorities believe that father and son acted independently and were influenced by ideology linked to (IS). In November they traveled to the southern Philippines, where Islamist cells operate.
Trump’s appeal
For his part, the president of the United States, , called on the international community to unite against “Islamic terrorism” during a reception yesterday at the White House, on the occasion of the holiday of , remembering the deadly assault last Sunday in Sydney, Australia, where this Jewish holiday took place.
“All nations must unite against the evil forces of radical Islamic terrorism, and that is what we are doing,” he defended after the Australian authorities confirmed the jihadist motivation of the father and son who carried out the attack. The president lamented the “terrible” event that claimed the lives of 15 people in a speech in which he focused on the nature of the terrorist attack.
“Let me take a moment to send our love and prayers to our entire nation, to the people of Australia and especially to all those affected by the horrific anti-Semitic terrorist attack. That is exactly what it is,” he said.
Trump has assured that, as president, “I will always support American Jews and will always be a friend and defender of the Jewish people” and has joked about his support for Israel. “I have done so much for Israel that I have to read!” he said.
“The strongest lobby in Washington 10, 12 or 15 years ago was the Jewish lobby, that is no longer the case”
The tenant of the White House has taken the opportunity to warn that, although “the strongest lobby in Washington ten, twelve or 15 years ago was the Jewish lobby, that is no longer the case.” “You have to be very careful. There is a Congress in particular that is becoming anti-Semitic. We have AOC (Democratic Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez) and those people,” he declared.
Trump spoke these words before leaving the stage to observe the traditional lighting of the menorah for the Hanukkah holiday.
