Financial accountant, two others claim trial to supporting IS

KUALA LUMPUR: Two men were brought to the Sessions Court Tuesday over charges of channelling funds to support terrorist group, Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) through a blog.

Financial consultant Rohaimi Abd Rahim, 37, and car salesman Muhamad Fauzi Misrak, 34, were accused of funding ISIS through their blog Revolusi Islam.

They were alleged to have committed the offence at a house on Jalan Raja Ali, in Kampung Baru, here between March 29 and Oct 13.

No plea was recorded; though the men nodded to show they understood the charges.

The offence under Section 130G(c) of the Penal Code is punishable by up to 30 years prison and a fine.

Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Nadia Mohd Izhar acted for the prosecution, while Rohaimi was represented by lawyers Mohd Fitri Asmuni and Abdul Halem Husni. Muhamad Fauzi was unrepresented.

Magistrate Erry Shahriman Nor Aripin did not allow bail, and fixed Dec 19 for mention to transfer the case to High Court.

Meanwhile, a cake store-assistant was also charged in the Sepang Sessions Court with traveling to Syria to aid the ISIS cause.

Mohammad Na'I'm Abd Rashid, 26, was accused of attempting to board a Syria-bound Qatar Airway flight that had a lay over in Istanbul, Turkey.

The alledged offence occured at the departure lounge immigration counter in Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, Sepang, between Dec 28 last year and April 7.

No plea was recorded.

The offence under Section 130J of the Penal Code is punishable by up to 30 years prison to life, a fine or confiscation of any assets suspected of being used for terrorist activities.

DPP Iznina Hanim Hashim requested that no bail be given, as it was a non-bailable offence, and applied to have the case transfered to the High Court.

Judge Noor Hafizah Mohd. Salim, who acted in the capacity of a magistrate as the Sepang Court did not have a magistrate, denied bail and set Dec 15 for mention.