Storekeeper pleads not guilty to allegedly supporting LTTE, trial set for Sept
THE STAR
Friday, 31 Jan 20202:57 PM MYT
By HANIS ZAINAL
KUALA LUMPUR: A storekeeper pleaded not guilty to the charge of allegedly giving support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terror group at the High Court on Friday (Jan 31).
S. Thanagaraj (pic, in t-shirt) claimed trial after the charge was read to him before High Court judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
The 26-year-old was charged with giving support to LTTE on Facebook using the account Tamilarasan Sivam.
He allegedly committed the offence at the Bukit Aman Special Branch Investigations Division E8 (M) Counter-Terrorism Office on Jan 11,2019, at about 10am.
He was charged under Section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal Code, which carries a life sentence or imprisonment for a maximum of 30 years or a fine and the seizure of any possessions that were intended for use or used in the offence, upon conviction.
Justice Mohd Nazlan set Sept 21,22,23,28, and 29 for Thanagaraj's trial and set Feb 20 for case mention and submission of documents.
Thanagaraj also faces two other charges for possession of items linked to the terror group.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Aliff Asraf Anuar Sharuddin stood for the prosecution, while RT Rajasegakaran and M. Yoges represented Thanagaraj.
Meanwhile, Justice Mohd Nazlan set Feb 28 for the next mention date for Seremban Jaya DAP assemblyman P. Gunasekaran, who is facing charges for activities related to LTTE.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Rohaiza Abd Rahman also informed the court that prosecution have handed most of the documents related to the case to the defence.
DPP Rohaiza, however, told the court that an expert report on items related to the case was still pending, as the prosecution was still waiting for the report from the expert in Singapore.
Sangeet Kaur Deo and Harshaan Zamani represented the 60-year-old assemblyman.
