Father, son jailed 12 years for withholding info on terror
KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian man and his son were sentenced to 12 months’ jail by the High Court yesterday for intentionally omitting to give information relating to terrorism by withholding the identity of a terrorist who used to work with them.
Judge Datuk Azman Abdullah handed down the sentence on Ahmad Omar, 53, and his son, Jaffar Ahmad, 27, also an Indonesian national, after they changed their plea to guilty when the case came up for mention yesterday.
Before handing down the sentence, Azman advised the two men, both construction workers, to not repeat their mistake and told them that their action in withholding the identity of a terrorist, although the person is of the same root, was unreasonable.
“The person you are protecting is a terrorist. If we cooperate by reporting (to the authority, certainly terrorism can be eliminated. If you are not willing to report to the police , don’t bring them (criminals) to work with us,” he said.
Azman ordered Ahmad and Jaffar to serve their sentence from the date of their arrest on Aug 30, 2017.
The two men were charged with committing the offence by withholding information on a member of the Abu Sayyaf militant group, Hajar Abdul Mubin, also known as Abu Asri, at MAG-03 Persiaran Pangsa Baiduri, Taman Desa Baiduri, Hulu Langat, here between March 1, and Aug 30 last year.
They were charged under Section 130M of the Penal Code which provides an imprisonment for up to seven years, or with fine, or both, upon conviction.
In mitigation, Ahmad, who has been residing in Malaysia for 28 years, said he was the family breadwinner and had six children.
Deputy public prosecutor Nurfaida Mohd Rashidee prosecuted. - Bernama