Ex-Master’s student jailed for having militant related books


Guilty: Judicial Commissioner Mohamad Shariff sent Siti Noor Aishah to prison as a deterrent to others

KUALA LUMPUR: A High Court Judicial Commissioner has advised former Master’s student Siti Noor Aishah Atam to repent after finding her guilty of owning books related to several militant groups.

Judicial Commissioner (JC) Moha­mad Shariff Abu Samah, who sentenced Siti Noor Aishah to five years’ jail for having books on international terror groups such as the Islamic State (IS), al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah, described her involvement as jijik dan kotor (disgusting and dirty)”.

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