"The government should take responsibility for all crime and terrorism. The Koran is against oppression and says to fight against it. It does not say to use violence. Muslim freedom fighters are fighting in the wrong way which labels them as terrorists because ..." Justice Mark Weinberg interjected. "What you're saying now has no relevance to what happened in January last year." Loading Replay Replay video Play video Play video Mr Gargasoulas later said: “The penalty under God’s royal laws for the crime I have committed is the death penalty. Bring back God’s law means bring back the death penalty as true justice. No more terrorism, no crime, no more pestilence.” The accused earlier told defence counsel Theo Alexander he was still ‘‘gathering my thoughts’’ about the reason for his actions.

‘‘I had a premonition about half an hour before going into Bourke Street, of running people over,’’ he said. When Dr Alexander asked his client if he wanted to apologise, Mr Gargasoulas said: ‘‘I apologise from my heart. But that will not fix anything. Neither will a lengthy sentence for what I’ve done.’’ Loading Mr Gargasoulas, 28, has pleaded not guilty to six charges of murder and 27 of reckless conduct endangering life. He took to the witness box dressed in an unbuttoned white business shirt over a grey top and black pants, grey socks and grey shoes.

In his evidence, he also spoke about a comet hitting the Earth, him being a member of the Illuminati, upholding God’s law and being oppressed by the government. The director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd, QC, asked two questions in cross-examination, one about his intent when he drove along Bourke Street. ‘‘That’s still a question to ask God,’’ he replied. In earlier testimony on Monday, homicide squad Detective Sergeant Sol Solomon described Mr Gargasoulas’ demeanour as he accompanied him to The Alfred hospital after he was shot and Tasered after the attack.

‘‘I would describe him as quietly spoken, calm and coherent,’’ Detective Sergeant Solomon told the court. The court heard Mr Gargasoulas made a number of statements about his actions during the ride. The car allegedly driven by James Gargasoulas after it hit and killed six pedestrians on Bourke Street. Credit:AAP/DPP ‘‘I did this for an important reason. No one listened to me. They all think I’m crazy ... It’s a very long story and I will tell you about it when I get to hospital and have a drink,’’ Mr Gargasoulas told the officer. ‘‘I know I’ve done wrong but you must understand why. That was a f---ed up thing. I’m not mentally unstable.’’

Detective Sergeant Solomon asked Mr Gargasoulas if he was aware that he had ‘‘hurt a lot of people’’. Mr Gargasoulas responded: ‘‘I hope that when I tell you everything about what I did, I hope people don’t make other inferences about it’’. On Monday, the jury was shown a 3D video representation of the path of Mr Gargasoulas’ stolen maroon Holden Commodore as it travelled along Swanston Street, turned into Bourke Street Mall and began striking each of the 33 pedestrians injured or killed during the incident. One-by-one, the re-creation indicated where each person was struck by the car and where they came to rest on the footpath or street, which was followed by graphic CCTV and mobile phone camera footage of the impacts and aftermath. A handful of jurors recoiled and gasped when footage was played of three members of one family being hit by the car.