KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A storekeeper pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today to a charge of giving support to the defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist group via a Facebook account, in January last year.
S. Thanagaraj, 27, made the plea after the charge was read out to him before Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
Thanagaraj was alleged to have supported the LTTE terrorist group by using a Facebook under the name of ‘Tamilarasan Sivam’ at the Bukit Aman Special Branch Investigations Division E8 (M) Counter-Terrorism Office here at 10 am, on Jan 11, 2019.
He was charged under Section 130J (1)(a) of the Penal Code which provides for a sentence of life imprisonment or a maximum imprisonment of 30 years or a fine and forfeiture of any property used or intended to be used for the offence, upon conviction.
The court fixed Sept 21 to 23 and Sept 28 to 29 for trial.
Deputy public prosecutor Aliff Asraf Anuar Shahruddin prosecuted while the accused was represented by lawyer R. T. Rajasekaran.
The court also set Feb 28 for mention of the case of Seremban Jaya assemblyman P. Gunasekaren.
On Jan 9, Gunasekaren pleaded not guilty in the High Court here to a charge of supporting the LTTE terrorist group at a ceremony Dewan Kasturi Ayer Keroh, Jalan Utama Taman Ayer Keroh Heights, Melaka Tengah, Melaka, at 8.30 pm on Nov 28, 2018 .
He was charged under Section 130J (1)(a) of the Penal Code, and if convicted he could face life imprisonment or a maximum imprisonment of 30 years or a fine and forfeiture of any property used or intended to be used for the offence.
–NNN-BERNAMA