The court of Ontario’s Anne Molloy, the Supreme Court of Ontario, pronounced one of the most desperate defenders of the last years in Canada. Molloy pleaded guilty as Alek Minassian of these homicides and first degree and 16 homicidal intentions. Minassian invaded the avenue of avenue Yonge de Toronto on April 23, 2018 in the wake of a smash hit, in one of the most violent attacks in the history of the country. There were only a few minutes left. According to Molloy, the accusation “thought to commit these crimes during a significant period of time and made the conscious decision to proceed with his plan”.
In reading his verdict, Molloy asserted that Minassian had admitted the crimes to the police on the day of his arrest and that “we will express remorse or empathy for the victims”. The jueza repeated in various moments that a “premeditated attack” was being carried out in which the author was trying to cause the mayor to give up. According to the Canadian Criminal Code, an individual who commits a homicide in the first degree is automatically sentenced to death, without having to apply for the conditional release until he has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. A hearing is scheduled for March 18 to discuss details about the pen.
Fiscalía has presented distinct attempts to show that Alek Minassian, 28 years old, prepared the attack and was always conscious of what he was doing. For its part, defense attorneys have shown that Minassian could not be held criminally responsible for his autism diagnosis since he was five years old. It is the first time in Canada that this argument appears to be based on a criminal offense.
Without embarrassment, Mr Molloy ruled that this case was inconsistent with the evidence of criminal liability, although it was recognized that autism could be considered a mental breakdown between those contemplating Article 16 of the Criminal Code. Molloy recalled that the accuser said that “his actions were morally incorrect, that he inevitably fed on the pawns and that he was fined.” The Coalition for the Ontario Autism demonstrated in response to a statement that Molloy’s decision represents an alibi, saying that it was clear that this was not a case of autism that provoked a multiple assessment, but also a case alguien que cometio un assesinato multiple tenien autismo ”. The organism aggregates in the document: “A diagnosis of autism does not predispose to commit acts of violence”.
Shortly after the tragedy, Alek Minassian escaped with them incel, a term used on the Internet to refer to involuntary celebs who frequently propagate messages of mischievous character and apologize for machinism. Currently waiting for the carriage to reach the multiple atropello, Minassian posted a message on Facebook referring to an assassination attempt and the various symbols of the incel. In a posterior interrogation, Minassian says that perpetuates this movement, that he is radicalized in cyberspace forums and that the attack has a “mission” motivated by his frustrations. The jealous Molloy signaled in his verdict that, effectively, Minassian had these statements to the detectives, but in other cases he had confirmed that the connection with them incel was a simple way to increase the notoriety of its actions.
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