Ulu Tiram attack: 5 charged with spreading IS ideology

Malaysiakini : Five family members suspected of being involved in the Ulu Tiram police station attack last month, which killed two police personnel and injured another, were brought before the Johor Bahru Sessions Court today on terrorism-related charges.

The charges against Radin Imran Radin Mohd Yassin, 57, Radin Romyullah Radin Imran, 34, Rosna Jantan, 59, Farhah Sobrina Radin Imran, 23, and Mariah Radin Imran, 19, were read before judge Che Wan Zaidi Che Wan Ibrahim but no pleas were recorded from the five accused because the case comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

According to the charges, Imran, who is the father of the suspects, is accused of encouraging terrorist acts by instilling the ideology of terrorism linked to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group to his wife, Rosna, his two sons, including the suspect Radin Luqman Radin Imran, 21, and Romyullah and his two daughters Farhah and Mariah.

Imran was also charged with three more charges of supporting terrorist acts by keeping four air rifle-type firearms (home-made) to carry out IS activities; pledging allegiance to the leader of the terrorist group, Abu Bakar Al-Baghdadi; and possessing a book related to IS.

All the offences were allegedly committed in a house at No 15, Lot 1288, Jalan Rabani, Kampung Sungai Tiram, between the end of 2014 and May 17 this year.

The offence is charged under Section 130G(a) of the Penal Code which carries a prison sentence of up to 30 years and a fine; Section 130J(1) of the Penal Code which is life imprisonment or not more than 40 years or a fine and confiscation of the property used; and Section 130JB(1)(a) of the Penal Code which is imprisonment of not more than seven years or a fine and confiscation of the substance.

Meanwhile, the second accused, Romyullah, who is also the suspect’s brother, was charged with two charges of swearing allegiance to the IS leader and possessing an external hard disc containing materials related to IS and its activities in the same location.

The offence was allegedly committed between the end of 2014 and May 17 this year under Section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal Code which carries a sentence of life imprisonment or not more than 40 years with a fine and Section 130JB(1)(a) of the Penal Code which provides for punishment imprisonment of not more than seven years or with a fine and forfeiture of the substance.

Omitting information

The suspect’s mother, Rosna who is a Singaporean; the suspect’s sister Farhah and the suspect’s younger sister Mariah were each charged with one charge of deliberately omitting information regarding crimes related to terrorism.

All three were charged with committing the offence at the same location between April 2017 and May 17 this year according to Section 130M of the Penal Code, which carries a prison sentence of not more than seven years or a fine or both.

The court fixed July 31 for case mention and to appoint a lawyer.

Deputy public prosecutors from the Attorney-General’s Chambers Mohamad Mustaffa P Kunyalam and Fazeedah Faik acted for the prosecution while the accused were not represented.

The Johor Bahru Court Complex saw heavy police presence as early as 8am today in anticipation of the charging of the suspects.

In the attack at 2.45am, on May 17, police personnel Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar, 22, and Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said, 24, were killed by a masked suspect armed with a machete while Mohd Hasif Roslan, 38, was shot but reportedly stable after being treated at Sultan Ismail Hospital.

- Bernama

Koel : Are these 5 Malaysians or did they move here from Indonesia? How many more such covert groups are thriving in this country? The HM claimed that a database exists.

And yet the database could not prevent the one-man attack on Ulu Tiram police station that led to the killing of 2 trained policemen and the serious injuring of a third policeman.

So how is security being beefed up? The local forces must work with neighbouring countries that have suitable training for dealing with such terrorìst cells.

apanama is back : From a lone wolf now it becomes five suspects charged with nine counts of promoting and spreading Islamic State (IS) ideology. Previously mentioned IS is under control. Now it seems out of control.

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