The father, mother, and elder brother of the suspect in the 2024 Ulu Tiram police station attack have pleaded guilty to Daesh-related offences and were subsequently convicted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court and sentenced to jail today.
Judge Nurulhuda Nur’aini Nor sentenced the father, Radin Imran Radin Yassin, 59, to 30 years in jail for each of his offences, namely for promoting terrorist ideology, supporting terrorist acts, and possessing firearms for terrorism-related offences.
He was also sentenced to three years in jail for possessing a book linked to a terrorist group.
Radin Imran’s wife, Rosna Jantan, 61, was sentenced to four years in jail for failing to provide information related to terrorist ideology.
Their son, Radin Romyullah, 36, was sentenced to 30 years in jail for pledging his support to a terrorist group, as well as three years in jail for possessing materials related to the Daesh group.
The judge ordered all three individuals to serve their sentence concurrently, and that their jail term would begin from their date of arrest, which was May 17, 2024.
Meanwhile, the judge fully acquitted Radin Imran and Rosna’s daughter, Mariah and Farhah Sobrina, after deputy public prosecutor Mustaffa P Kunyalam told the court that the prosecution withdrew their charges against the duo.
The duo’s charge was similar to their mother’s, which was deliberately failing to provide information related to terrorist ideology.
Despite the courtroom buzzing with lawyers packing their bags who were ready to leave after today’s proceedings, Mariah and Farhah’s loud sobs could be heard in the courtroom as they left their family members.
From charge to conviction
The family was charged and pleaded not guilty on June 19, 2024, for suspected involvement in the Ulu Tiram police station attack, which saw the deaths of two police officers and the suspect, who was Radin Imran and Rosna’s second son.
However, Radin Imran, Rosna, and Romyullah tendered their guilty plea today after their representation letter was accepted by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).
Radin Imran’s charge, for promoting terrorist ideology, was framed under Section 130JG(a) of the Penal Code, carrying a maximum 30 years imprisonment and a fine.
His other two charges, of supporting terrorist acts and possessing firearms for terrorism-related offences, were framed under Section 130(J)(1)(b) of the Code, which carries 30 to 40 years imprisonment, or life imprisonment, or a fine, and any property used or intended to be used to commit the offence shall be confiscated.
His remaining charges, of possessing a book linked to the group, were framed under Section 130JB(1)(a) of the Code, which carries a maximum seven-year jail term, or a fine, and the material to be confiscated.
Meanwhile, Romyullah’s charges - pledging support and possessing materials - were framed under Section 130(J)(1)(a) and Section 130JB(1)(a) of the Code.
Section 130(J)(1)(a) also carries a 30-40 years’ jail term, or life imprisonment, or a fine, as well as for any property used or intended to be used to commit the crime to be confiscated.
Meanwhile, Rosna and her daughters’ charges were framed under Section 130M of the Code that carries a maximum of seven years in jail, or a fine, or both.
Idealogy was ‘put into action’
Nurulhuda said she considered the guilty plea as saving the court’s time. Despite this, she said entering such a plea did not mean they were entitled to a discount, as such offences were considered serious.
The judge also noted that their lawyer, Faizal Rahman, did not disclose a proper defence in his mitigation submission for sentencing consideration.
“There was no reasonable defence presented during mitigation submissions that justifies why the wrongful act was committed.
“Other cases do not show that the wrongful ideology was realised.
“However, in the present case, such ideology was put into action, as can be seen in the Ulu Tiram tragedy. These are the relevant facts of the case, which the court accepted to consider for sentencing,” she said.
Details of extremism and radicalisation
The case facts show that Radin Imran was exposed to Daesh ideology around 2013 to 2015 and that he often declared those who did not share his beliefs to be infidels or kafir.
He was found to often preach hatred of the government and security forces, as well as about “taghut”, which refers to cruel people who commit devilish acts and those who lead people astray from the righteous path.
There were also statements written on the walls of their house at Kampung Sungai Tiram in Johor Bahru that referred to the police and army as “taghut” and that they must be fought.
Radin Imran had wanted his family to attack the police and the police station, describing that dying in those attacks was considered martyrdom.
He also encouraged terrorist acts by instilling such ideology in his family members.
Meanwhile, Romyullah said, in his statement to the authorities during the investigation, that he fantasised about taking his family in a van loaded with explosives and attacking the Merdeka Day parade, especially police and military officers.
He had agreed with his brother’s attack on the police station, and that he had been quiet about his belief, as he is aware it is against the law.
He also said he stood by his belief when he gave the authorities his statement.
“When my father talks about war and jihad, I hear him say several times in a joking manner that “if you want to commit jihad, you don’t have to go far… If you saw ‘them’ anywhere, just go to them quietly and ‘zass’, while making a slashing hand gesture.
“What I understood by ‘saw them anywhere’ is when you meet the police, and ‘zass’ meant to use a sharp weapon against them.
“What my father said and described is embedded in me as an idea about carrying out jihad,” Romyullah said. - Mkini
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