DAP reps charged with terrorism  

Alfian Z.M. Tahir Alfian Z.M. Tahir Updated 4 years ago · Published on 29 Oct 2019 11:10AM · 6 Comments

TWO DAP assemblymen were charged at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court in Malacca today with terror-related activities linked to the defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam group.

P. Gunasekaran and G. Saminathan claimed trial today to charges of terrorism under Section 130 of the Penal Code. Also charged was businessman S. Chandru.

They are among 10 individuals set to be charged today in Selangor, Penang and Malacca with terrorism activities linked to the LTTE.

No plea were recorded from all the accused and they were denied bail.

At the Selayang court in Selangor, businessman A. Kalaimughilan was brought in by balaclava-clad policemen.

Kalaimughilan’s lawyer, V. Yoges, said he is to be charged with terrorism.

However, no plea was recorded from the 28-year-old before judge Maziah Joary Mohd Tajudin as the case is to be tried under Security Offence (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).

The scrap metal dealer was charged with two counts of possessing terrorism-related items and materials.

Kalaimughilan allegedly committed the offences in a car and a house in Rawang, both on October 10 between 9am and noon.

During proceedings, Yoges said her client should be freed on bail as the prosecution failed to mention the provisions of Sosma in the charge sheet.

She also told the court that the accused suffered from several health problems, including migraines and hip pain after being involved in an accident last April.

However, Maziah rejected the lawyer’s plea for bail and set December 16 for mention of the case.

Kalaimughilan was arrested together with six others, including two DAP assemblymen on October 10.

Two days later, five more men were apprehended, taking the number of arrested to 12.

All 12 were initially detained under Sosma. They were detained in Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Penang and Kuala Lumpur.

Last Tuesday, five men applied a habeas corpus to challenge their detention under Sosma. The case was supposed to be heard on Thursday.

The five were Saminathan, Gunasekaran, Chandru Suparmaniam, V. Suresh Kumar and Arivainthan Subramaniam.

Saminanthan is the Gadek assemblyman while Gunasekaran is the rep for Seremban Jaya.

V. Suresh is a local councillor and Chandru is the CEO of Green Technology Corporation. Both are from Malacca.

The individuals in their motion affirmed that they are not part of the banned and defunct LTTE and denied trying to revive the militant group.

Habeas corpus is legal recourse for those under detention to plead their case before a judge unless the authorities can prove lawful grounds for their arrest. – October 29, 2019

 

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  • Spurious..superflous

    Posted 4 years ago by Julian Nagelsmann · Reply

  • A melodramatic tale of fiction, written, produced and directed by Dr Mahathir. Coming to your courts soon. Shameful.

    Posted 4 years ago by Simple Sulaiman · Reply

  • Denied bail..meanwhile Zakir Naik walks free n the video actors too..shambles

    Posted 4 years ago by Julian Nagelsmann · Reply

  • Mahathir PDRM WHAT ABT ZAKIR NAIK . Zakir naik is DENIED ENTRY TO ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD There shld be VALID REASON TO THE DENIAL. Be FAIR TO ALL.

    Posted 4 years ago by Mindy Singh · Reply

  • Today BALL IS IN MAHATHIR 's HAND. Remember in tis WORLD NOTHING IS PERMANENT . All Will PERISH One Day. Human are remembered by their DEEDS Not RELIGION.

    Posted 4 years ago by Mindy Singh · Reply

  • Linked to a defunct LTTE group? What's the meaning of "defunct". All PH reps must be careful and mindful you...

    Posted 4 years ago by Concerned Citizen · Reply