KUALA LUMPUR: A cendol seller was sentenced to 16 years in prison by the High Court here today after being found guilty on nine charges including possessing and distributing items related to the Daesh (Islamic State) terrorist group, four years ago.
Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin meted out the sentence against Nahzatulazran A Rahman, 42, after finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt in the case.
The court ordered Nahzatulazran to serve the jail term from his date of arrest on Sept 10, 2017.
For each of the three counts of supporting the Daesh, Nahzatulazran was sentenced to 10 years’ jail, to be served concurrently.
On two counts of possessing Daesh-related items, the court sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment, also to be served concurrently.
On each of the four counts of distributing terrorist-related items, the court sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment to be served concurrently.
However, the court ruled that the sentences for the three groups of charges should be carried out consecutively, meaning the accused would have to spend a total of 16 years in jail.
Nahzatulazran was accused of supporting and promoting the Daesh group by possessing and distributing items such as flags with inscriptions, as well as photos and videos of the group.
All the offences were alleged to have been committed in several locations including the village area in Melaka Tengah, and at a house in Kepong here, from January to September 2017.
The prosecution requested a longer jail term to allow the accused to undergo rehabilitation in prison, as he had seemed very inclined to the ideology of the terrorist group, so much so a witness even stated that the accused had invited him to go for “jihad” in Marawi, Philippines.
However, lawyer Usha Kulasegaran of the National Legal Aid Foundation requested a lighter sentence on the grounds that he has a wife and children to care for, and had repented over his actions. - FMT
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