Case of man charged with supporting terrorism transferred to High Court

The Magistrate's Court here today transferred the case of a man charged with giving support to terrorist act through the Telegram application to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Magistrate Mariam Maran Abdullah transferred the case involving factory operator Jonius Ondie@Jahali, 25, after being informed by the prosecution that they had obtained permission to do so.

The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P Kunyalam.

Jonius was charged with voluntarily giving support to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group through the Telegram application in chat groups "Gagak Hitam" and "Amanah (phb) vs PAS" using the name "Kenangan Tak Terlupakan" and "@Waytojannah30".

The offence was allegedly committed at No 33, Jalan Sungai Condong 3, Bandar Armada Putra, Pulau Indah here between April 1 and June 25 this year.

The charge, under Section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal Code, provides a life sentence or imprisonment up to 30 years, or fine, and forfeiture of any items used in the commission of the offence, if found guilty.

Jonius also faced several other terrorism-related charges.

Last Dec 5, the Kuala Lumpur High Court set Jan 11 to hear the case involving Jonius and an unemployed, Imam Wahyudin Karjono, were charged with eight counts of hurling and exploding a hand grenade which used the 'Fuze M213' fuse level which resulted in eight people being injured .

They were charged with committing the offence at Movida Boulevard Sdn Bhd, Lot G2 & G3, Ground Floor, IOI Boulevard, Jalan Kenari 5, Bandar Puchong Jaya, Puchong, at 2am on June 28.

--BERNAMA