Last Updated on: 4th September 2021, 03:37 pm
Who is Ahamed Samsudeen? Biography, Wiki
Ahamed Samsudeen was a terrorist who supported the Islamic State that broke out in New Zealand on Friday.
The Sri Lankan refugee was shot dead after stabbing five people and injuring two others in an attack on the Countdown supermarket in New Lynn, west of Auckland.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said he was considered one of the most dangerous extremists in the country and has been monitored around the clock since 2016.
Ahamed Samsudeen’s Age
His current age was 32 years.
What Was The Incident?
It happened when it became known that the terrorist police, who are supposed to keep the “highly paranoid” suspect under 24-hour surveillance, had not followed him to the supermarket, where he launched his attack, for fear of discovery.
Five of the hospital victims were stabbed and one suffered a dislocated shoulder and is now recovering at home. Three of the people admitted to the hospital are in critical condition.
The victims are four women aged 29, 43, 60, and 66 years old and three men aged 53, 57, and 77 years old.
The Islamist’s identity was protected by New Zealand’s stringent data protection laws after a Supreme Court judge ruled that the knife family must have at least 24 hours “to request a removal order,” which expired at 9:00 pm local time.
Five of the six people admitted to the hospital had stab wounds, three of them in critical condition.
Auckland, NZ Knifeman Ahamed Samsudeen Shot Dead
Samsudeen, who was under police surveillance around the clock, was shot dead by members of the Special Tactics Group.
Due to the deportation order, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Police Commissioner Andrew Coster could not fully explain the circumstances why Samsudeen was not deported or was even still in the country.
The Prime Minister promised to provide more details on Sunday.
What Police Have Investigated Up Till Now?
Despite fears that he was planning a terrorist attack, courts had previously ruled that he could only be convicted of possessing ISIS propaganda, which earned him a reduced prison sentence, despite the fact that police know it was “extremely dangerous,” likely one Carry out an attack.
Samsudeen previously posted a warning to “kiwi scum” on social media after being warned by police about his unsettling internet searches and purchases.
“One day I’ll go back to my country and find some kiwi scum in my country … and show you … what happens if you play with S while I’m in their country. If you are tough in your country … we are tougher in our country, scum #payback,” he wrote.
He landed on the terror watch list in 2016 after buying hunting knives twice and was found in possession of Islamic State propaganda videos.
After receiving an official warning from the police regarding his search history and online purchases, Samsudeen consumed extremist content online.
In May 2017, he was arrested at Auckland International Airport after booking a one-way ticket to Singapore.
During a subsequent search of his home, weapons and pictures of him were posed with an air rifle and a hunting knife.
He was held without bail for over a year and eventually pleaded guilty to distributing restricted materials.
A Supreme Court judge sentenced him to surveillance in 2018 for the time he had previously spent in prison.
The day after his release from prison in 2018, Samsudeen bought another hunting knife.
He was arrested again but not prosecuted under the liberal country’s counterterrorism laws, which have long been criticized as inappropriate by police, politicians, and judicial officials.
On May 26, 2021, Samsudeen returned to court, where he was acquitted of possession of video graphics and an offensive weapon.
The video allegedly showed the beheading of a prisoner.
The court heard him search the Internet for questions about “Lone Wolf Mujahideen” guidelines, knife attacks, and “How to Survive in the West with a Mujahideen Leader”.
He reportedly told believers in his mosque that he intended to join ISIS.
He had also investigated the case of ISIS supporter Imran Patel, who was the first to be arrested in New Zealand for posting extremist videos.
Police officers who were supposed to monitor him around the clock did not follow him to the supermarket, where he launched his attack for fear of being discovered. It has already been revealed.
