A young man of 21 years that He admitted having wanted to “kill Queen” Elizabeth II with a crossbow at Windsor Castlethe day of Christmas 2021was condemned this Thursday at nine years in prison for this act considered as treason by British law.
Jaswant Singh Chail had been arrested, when I was 18 years oldthe morning of December 25, 2021with the face covered by a metal mask and carrying a crossbownear the sovereign’s apartments.
The convicted person will remain in a psychiatric hospital until his condition allows his transfer to prison, according to the “hybrid” sentence pronounced by the Judge Nicholas Hilliard.
The queenthat I was 95 years old At that time, he was residing in the castle, in the context of the time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Covid-19, and was there to celebrate the end of the year holidays with other members of the Royal familyincluding his son Carloscrowned king after the death of Isabel II.
At the time of his arrest, after having entered the castle perimeter, andThe intruder had told the police that he was there “to kill the queen”, according to the accusation. After that event, he was transferred to a Psychiatric Center.
His act was classified as “Treason Act”, used in a very rare way by British justice.
According to prosecutor’s officethis former supermarket employee, resident in Southampton (southern England)had sent a video, shortly before taking action, to around twenty people, announcing that he was going to try to assassinate Isabel II.
Why did he attack the queen?
The detainee explained that he was acting out of resentment towards the British Empire, seeking revenge for the “establishment” for the treatment given to indians.
The convicted man added that “It is revenge for those who died in 1919 in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre”either Amritsar massacrein which Indian soldiers of the British colonial regime They opened fire on an unauthorized political demonstration, killing several hundred of them.
Several psychiatrists who examined him said that suffered psychotic disorders at the time of the events.
But the judge noted in his verdict that he already had “homicidal thoughts” before “becoming psychotic.”
The attempted murder of the queen had raised concern in the United Kingdom regarding security measures to protect the monarch.
Since 1842, article 2 of the “Treason Act” punishes attempts “injure or harm His Majesty.”
Source: Ambito
