KAJANG: The Shah Alam High Court has sentenced GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and Mohammad Adib At-Tamimi, the son of Al-Arqam founder Ashaari Muhammad, to 15 months' jail each for being members of an unlawful organisation.
Eleven other men jointly accused with them also received the same sentence.
Apart from Nasiruddin, 66, and Mohammad Adib At-Tamimi, 33, they are: Mohd Shukri Mohd Noor, 54; Muhammad Afdaluddin Latif, 35; Mohamad Sayuti Omar, 36; Mohd Fazil Md Jasin, 58; Mohd Dhirar Fakhrur Razi, 35; Mokhtar Tajuddin, 61; Muhammad Fajrul Islam Khalid, 29; Abu Ubaidah Ahmad Shukri, 35; Shuhaimi Mohamed, 57; Hasnan Abd Hamid, 54; and Muhammad Zahid Azhar @ Nadzri, 52.
High Court judge Justice Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar meted out the sentence during proceedings at the Kajang Prison Complex here on Friday (Nov 7) after they pleaded guilty to the charge.
They were ordered to serve the jail term from the date of their respective arrests between Sept 2 and Oct 12 last year.
Meanwhile, Nasiruddin's wife, Azura Md Yusof, 58, and eight other women were each fined RM4,500, in default seven months' imprisonment, after pleading guilty to the same charge.
The eight are Khalilatul-Zalifah Mohammad Jamil, 28; Nur Jannah Omar, 33; Hamimah Yakub, 72; Asmat @ Asmanira Muhammad Ramly, 45; Nurul Jannah Idris, 29; Siti Salmiah Ismail, 58; Siti Hajar Ismail, 52; and Mahani Kasim, 55.
They were previously charged with being members of an organised criminal group under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of between five and 20 years upon conviction.
However, following a representation from all the accused, the Attorney General's Chambers offered them an alternative charge, with becoming members of GISB, which is an unlawful organisation.
They were charged with committing the offence at a premises in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, between October 2020 and Sept 11 last year.
The charge, framed under Section 43 of the Societies Act 1966, is punishable with a maximum sentence of three years' imprisonment, or a fine not exceeding RM5,000, or both, if convicted. – Bernama
