“He still believes it was Allah’s will that he do what he did.”
In 2019, Sayfullo Saipov as the Uzbek immigrant who ran over people in New York City near Ground Zero while shouting, “Allahu Akbar” was quite clear about his motive.
Speaking through an interpreter for about 10 minutes, Saipov said the decisions of a U.S. court were unimportant to him. He said he cared about “Allah” and the holy war being waged by the Islamic State…
“The orders issued here have nothing to do with me,” Saipov told Judge Vernon Broderick through an Uzbek interpreter. “I am following orders of Allah.”
Everyone seems to be giving up on arguing that Saipov is suffering from airborne PTSD, debts or mental illness. So the lawyer is trying an interesting courtroom strategy.
“And as we sit here today, he still believes that, he still believes the ISIS messaging and he still believes it was Allah’s will that he do what he did,” Saipov’s attorney David Patton said.
Saipov has pleaded not guilty in federal court to 28 counts, including eight counts of murder, 18 counts of attempted murder and other terrorism charges in connection with the deadliest terror attack in New York since 9/11.
The attorney called Saipov’s actions “senseless,” adding, “There is no excuse for what he did and we will not offer one to you.”
“He did it because he had become immersed in a world of ISIS messaging online and social media in chat groups, hours and hours of audio and video material and other material. And he had become convinced that it was a religious obligation for him to commit a martyrdom attack,” Patton said.
Not guilty of killing infidels, but guilty of obeying Allah.
So he’s a victim of social media? Videos are not going to convince a large number of people that their religion tells them to kill people if it doesn’t.
ISIS recruits Muslims by accurately quoting the teachings of Mohammed. Saipov’s actions were another of the thousands of points in the Jihad which is operating and claiming lives all over the world.
He’s clear about that, but even his lawyer seems to be confused.
ntesdorf says
Sayfullo Saipov the Uzbek immigrant is definitely suffering from a mental illness, as he is a Muslim which is a known form of mental illness.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
If they acquit him, since their sentencing is rather unpredictable, can we expect him to be on the next flight to Tashkent? Or is it too much to ask?
wpm says
Another “person of color” who is whiter then someone from southern Italy who was a “refugee” from a “Eastern Europe country” goes crazy for Allah the standard Islamic Jihad reaction if you are white, Asian, western European, eastern European ,Black American, African ,or from the planet from another solar system I would imagine .Islam is the problem not who is your father or mother is ,or what tongue you talk in or accent you speak ,or what gene pool you where born in. Islam is the problem the main problem in every section of the world, that most world leaders will not address. In NYC you have large populations of people who come from every religions ,,all colors, many cultures ,the only one who has committed many violent acts against all NYC people in general who do not belong to “their religion of peace ” is Moslems!
Michael Copeland says
Memo to attorney David Patton:
Saipov did not kill “because he had become immersed in a world of ISIS messaging online …etc.”
No. He had become immersed in Islam.
His actions were not “senseless”.
His actions fulfilled the Koran’s commands to kill, which are part of Islamic law.
gravenimage says
Car Jihadist Who Ran Over New Yorkers Pleads Guilty to Serving Allah
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Well, this *is* how pious Muslims think.
johnlloydscharf@yahoo.com says
Why doesn’t “Allah” want to run over Democrats in Congress instead of innocent citizens in New York? Because Satan is their friend?
Walter Sieruk says
That vicious and violent jihadist who engaged in an vicious and murderous Islamic terror attack in New York City on Halloween day in the year 2019 had further proven by his own action and words the Islam is not a “peaceful religion” as some so falsely claim but a religion of violence and killing.
That jihadist /Muslim, Sayfullo Saipov,whose first name means “The Sword of Allah” who murdered eight people and injured twelve other people in New York City was following the instruction of the “holy book” of Islam, the Quran. For example, the Quran instructs in 9:123 . “O you who believe ! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you…” Maiming and murdering people who are non-Muslim in a jihad truck attack as the jihadist did is a very effective way show non-Muslims “Harshness.” Strange teachings for what some call a “peaceful religion.”
Likewise the Quran teaches in 47:4 “When you encounter the disbeliever’s strike off their heads until you make a great slaughter among them…”A truck jihad attack can, for sure, make a greater “slaughter among them than a sword can.” As the Quran also instructs in 2:191. “Kill the disbeliever wherever we find them.”
All the while that jihadist was committing mass murder he was yelling out “Allah Akbar’ meaning “Allah is great” Islam is a false dangerous and deadly religion.
Hank says
Muslim countries should be excluded from diversity visas.