Abu Sayyaf 'property manager' charged

KUALA LUMPUR: A car painter was charged in a magistrate's court here Friday for managing the property of an Abu Sayaf terrorist group member.

Muhammad Aizam Mat Zin, 39, was accused of knowingly handling the property of Muhammad Joraimee Awang Raimee, 41, by way of giving RM700 cash for the latter's use and benefit.

He was charged under Section 130Q(1) of the Penal Code.

He faces a maximum 20-year jail sentence, a fine and forfeiture of the property if found guilty.

No bail was offered and no plea was recorded.

The charge was read to him in Bahasa Malaysia before magistrate Siti Radziah Kamarudin Friday.

The court later fixed Aug 1 for mention.

Mohd Nordin Ismail was the deputy public prosecutor while the accused was unrepresented.

On Wednesday, Muhammad Aizam was charged at the Petaling Jaya magistrate's court with possessing 65 pieces of A3-sized paper and three stickers related to the Islamic State.

He was found with the items at 6.20am on March 22 at a house in Taman Puncak Jalil, Seri Kembangan and was charged under Section 130JB(1)(a) of the same Code.