PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya [Timbalan Pendakwa Raya (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] TERTUDUH MUHAMMAD SANI MAHDI BIN SAHAR
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PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya [Timbalan Pendakwa Raya (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Neg... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 13, 2026 (citation: wa-45so-2-08-2024). <p>The accused pleaded guilty to three security offences: providing support to Islamic State (IS) via Facebook under section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal Code (maximum 40 years), and possessing two sets of IS-related items (photos of individuals pledging allegiance to IS leader and a video of IS attack) under section 130JB(1)(a) (maximum 7 years each). The accused was not a first-time offender, having 4 prior convictions under section 130JB(1)(a). The court sentenced the accused to 10 years' imprison The case was decided by Noor Ruwena binti Md. Nurdin. Counsel appearing: Aftal Mariz Bin Mohamed (prosecution counsel), Asiah Binti Abd Jalil (counsel accused), Shafiq Bin Hasim (prosecution counsel).
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The accused pleaded guilty to three security offences: providing support to Islamic State (IS) via Facebook under section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal Code (maximum 40 years), and possessing two sets of IS-related items (photos of individuals pledging allegiance to IS leader and a video of IS attack) under section 130JB(1)(a) (maximum 7 years each). The accused was not a first-time offender, having 4 prior convictions under section 130JB(1)(a). The court sentenced the accused to 10 years' imprisonment for the first charge and 4 years each for the second and third charges, all concurrent from date of arrest, noting the sentence was within sentencing trends and only one-quarter of the maximum.
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<p>The accused pleaded guilty to three security offences: providing support to Islamic State (IS) via Facebook under section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal C...