▁the ▁Mag istr ate ▁exc using ▁him ▁from ▁having ▁to ▁be ▁present ▁for ▁future ▁hear ings ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁health ▁and ▁rem and ed ▁him ▁cust ody . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court , ▁G arg as ou las ▁made ▁claims ▁including ▁that ▁" Mus lim ▁faith ▁is ▁the ▁correct ▁faith ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁world ," ▁" I ▁am ▁the ▁sav iour ," ▁" I ▁was ▁under ▁extreme ▁stress , ▁which ▁caused ▁me ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁mental ▁break down ," ▁"[ L ] ife ▁is ▁being ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁government ," ▁and ▁" I ' m ▁very ▁sad den ed ▁by ▁everything ▁that ' s ▁happened , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Ill umin ati ." ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁G arg as ou las ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty ▁to ▁ 3 9 ▁charges , ▁including ▁six ▁counts ▁of ▁murder , ▁and ▁wa ived ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁a ▁comm itt al ▁hearing ▁in ▁the ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court ▁and ▁was ▁therefore ▁committed ▁to ▁stand ▁trial ▁in ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁G arg as ou las ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty ▁to ▁all ▁charges ▁in ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁His ▁defence ▁law y ers ▁made ▁a ▁submission ▁that ▁given ▁his ▁current ▁mental ▁state ▁he ▁was ▁un fit ▁to ▁stand ▁trial ▁and ▁ad vised ▁the ▁court ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁await ing ▁further ▁medical ▁reports