Singaporean businessman charged with funding terrorist attacks in Syria

Mohamed Kazali Salleh (centre), who was based in Malaysia, was arrested by Malaysian Special Branch officers in December 2018. He was then deported to Singapore and issued an Order of Detention under the ISA in January 2019. - MALAYSIA SPECIAL BRANCH’S COUNTER TERRORISM DIVISION via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, July 19 (The Straits Times/ANN): A Singaporean businessman has been charged in a district court with helping to fund terrorist attacks in Syria.

Mohamed Kazali Salleh, 50, appeared in court via video link with a shaved head and a blank expression as three charges of terror financing were read out to him in Malay on Monday (July 19).