A RESTAURANT worker was charged in the Kuala Lumpur sessions court with three counts of supporting, possessing items related to, and admitting to being a member of terrorist group Islamic State (IS).
According to reports in the New Straits Times, Muhammad Muzzammil Mohd Mohlis, 35, nodded to indicate he understood all three charges read before judge Datin Fadzlin Suraya Mohd Suah.
Earlier, Muzzammil was escorted into the courtroom by armed policemen in tactical gear, while two policemen sat with him in the dock during the proceedings.
On the first count, he was charged with knowingly giving support to IS by using a Facebook account in the name of Ibn Nuhas and Telegram in the name of Wilayah Maliziyah (in Arabic).
For the second count, he was charged with possessing articles and videos related to IS, and for the third, he was charged with knowingly admitting to be a member of IS by holding a bai’ah ceremony with IS leader Abu Hafs Al Hashimi Al-Qurashi as a caliph to give support to the group.
No plea was recorded as the cases are under the jurisdiction of the high court.
Deputy public prosecutor Maryam Jamielah Ab Manaff asked the court to set a mention date two months from today pending reports from experts on the terrorism-related items.
The court said no bail was offered as the offences were non-bailable.
The judge asked if any of the accused’s family members were in court.
To this, a man who was sitting in the public gallery raised his hand.
The judge asked the man to appoint a lawyer for the accused, to which he nodded. – June 25, 2024
