A Muslim immigrant who called for the slaughter of Jews in online postings has become the first person to be charged with promoting genocide in Canada

Salman Hossain, a 25-year-old from Bangladesh who apparently left Canada in May 2010, was charged with five counts of promoting hatred and advocating or promoting genocide over postings on his website and blog, as well as on a third-party website, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said. Hossain, who immigrated to Canada as a child, openly called for "violent regime change in Western nations in order to remove the presence of Jews" and "the slaughter of Jews," according to reports.