Unemployed man charged with supporting Islamic State


SEGAMAT: An unemployed man was charged in the Sessions Court here on Tuesday on two counts of supporting and possessing materials linked to the terrorist group Islamic State.

The accused, Hasbullah Hassan, 45, nodded in understanding after the charges were read before Judge Rahimah Abd Majid, but no plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

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