Chef who worked in S’pore charged in KL for facilitating ISIS funding
SINGAPORE — A 35-year-old Malaysian chef who worked in Singapore, Mohamad Fauzi Misrak, and a freelance financial consultant, Rohaimi Abd Rahim, 38, were charged in Kuala Lumpur for seeking to fund terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) today (Aug 27), Malaysian media reported.
Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of Northern Raqqa province in Syria. Reuters file photo
SINGAPORE — A 35-year-old Malaysian chef who worked in Singapore, Mohamad Fauzi Misrak, and a freelance financial consultant, Rohaimi Abd Rahim, 38, were charged in Kuala Lumpur for seeking to fund terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) today (Aug 27), Malaysian media reported.
They are accused of conspiring to use Fauzi’s Maybank account to get money to fund ISIS’ activities, and for soliciting for property for IS militants.
No plea was recorded from the two men. If found guilty, they could face the death penalty if the offence resulted in someone’s death. Or, they may be jailed up to 30 years, fined and have any acquired money and other related property confiscated, the New Straits Times reported.
The Malaysia judge denied them bail and allowed for the deputy public prosecutor’s application to transfer the case to the High Court.
The duo also have another terrorism case pending in the Malaysian High Court, according to the New Straits Times.
Sources: BERNAMA, THE NEW STRAITS TIMES
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