Jaswant Sing Chail (20), has been arrested under the Treason Act of Britain. He is accused in a threat to murder the 96-year old monarch.
London’s Old Bailey Court heard that the man being accused of threatening to kill the Queen Elizabeth last Christmas Day will face trial next year.
Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, was charged under the Britain’s Treason Act. He is accused of making threats against the 96-year old monarch, possessing a loaded bow with intent to use to injure queen, and being in possession of an offensive weapon.
Queen Elizabeth, who passed away last month was at the castle with her son, King Charles, and other close relatives on the day the intrusion took place
Chail, who was wearing a black jacket and hoodie to Wednesday’s hearing, only spoke to confirm his name, date of birth, and gender.
He was told that the trial date was March 20th and would last approximately two to three weeks.
Chail didn’t plead guilty, and the case was moved to another date for further evidence. Chail was then taken into custody. The next hearing is scheduled for December, but it has not been confirmed.
The figure is identified as an Indian Sikh seeking revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala bagh massacre
British police claimed that on Monday, December 27, 2021, they were looking at a video purportedly recorded by a man who attempted to break into the castle where Queen Elizabeth II was spending Christmas. He also stated that he wanted to murder her.
The video was taken by The Suntabloid. It shows a man in dark clothing holding a crossbow and claiming he will “attempt [to assassinate Elizabeth] Queen of Royal Family”.
The suspect identified himself as an Indian Sikh seeking revenge for the massacre at Jallianwala bagh in 1919. Snapchat shared the video 24 minutes before the suspect, aged 19, was taken into custody on Christmas Day on Windsor Castle’s grounds, west London.
According to London’s Metropolitan Police, the 19 year-old was arrested for mental treatment. Officers found a crossbow during a brief security breach.
Monday’s statement by the force read: “Following the arrest of the man, detectives are assessing what is in a video.”
According to it, security processes were initiated “within seconds” of the man entering the castle grounds on Saturday at 0830 GMT.
The Queen had been spending Christmas Day in the city with Prince Charles, her eldest son and heir of the throne, Camilla.
In the video, the masked male figure claims he is seeking revenge for Jallianwala Bagh’s massacre, as it is called in India.
British troops attacked thousands of children and men in northern Amritsar with a rifle, on April 1919.
