PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya [Timbalan Pendakwa Raya (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] TERTUDUH MUHAMMAD SANI MAHDI BIN SAHAR

wa-45so-2-08-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 January 2026 • WA-45SO-2-08/2024 • 20 min read

19 cases cited (1 SG, 18 foreign)

Catchwords

Kanun Keseksaan - Kesalahan-kesalahan di bawah s.130J(1)(a) dan s.130JB(1)(a) - Tertuduh mengaku salah sebelum perbicaraan - Rayuan dan mitigasi hukuman - Hujahan pemberat TPR - Tertuduh bukan pesalah kali pertama - Rekod sabitan lampau untuk 4 kesalahan di bawah s.130JB(1)(a) Kanun Keseksaan - Sentencing trends - Pertimbangan Mahkamah dalam menjatuhkan hukuman penjara - Rayuan terhadap hukuman

Judges (1)

Noor Ruwena binti Md. Nurdin Delivered

Counsel (4)

Asiah Abd Jalil Law Chambers Firm Aftal Mariz Bin Mohamed Counsel Prosecution Asiah Binti Abd Jalil Counsel Accused Shafiq Bin Hasim Counsel Prosecution

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Prosecutor Muhammad Sani Mahdi bin Sahar Accused

Case Significance

PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya [Timbalan Pendakwa Raya (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Neg... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 13, 2026 (citation: wa-45so-2-08-2024). <p>The accused pleaded guilty to three security offences: providing support to Islamic State (IS) via Facebook under section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal Code (maximum 40 years), and possessing two sets of IS-related items (photos of individuals pledging allegiance to IS leader and a video of IS attack) under section 130JB(1)(a) (maximum 7 years each). The accused was not a first-time offender, having 4 prior convictions under section 130JB(1)(a). The court sentenced the accused to 10 years' imprison The case was decided by Noor Ruwena binti Md. Nurdin. Counsel appearing: Aftal Mariz Bin Mohamed (prosecution counsel), Asiah Binti Abd Jalil (counsel accused), Shafiq Bin Hasim (prosecution counsel).

Summary

The accused pleaded guilty to three security offences: providing support to Islamic State (IS) via Facebook under section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal Code (maximum 40 years), and possessing two sets of IS-related items (photos of individuals pledging allegiance to IS leader and a video of IS attack) under section 130JB(1)(a) (maximum 7 years each). The accused was not a first-time offender, having 4 prior convictions under section 130JB(1)(a). The court sentenced the accused to 10 years' imprisonment for the first charge and 4 years each for the second and third charges, all concurrent from date of arrest, noting the sentence was within sentencing trends and only one-quarter of the maximum.

What was the outcome of PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya [Timbalan Pendakwa Raya (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Neg...?

<p>The accused pleaded guilty to three security offences: providing support to Islamic State (IS) via Facebook under section 130J(1)(a) of the Penal C...

Cases Cited (19)

SLR (1)

[1995] 1 SLR 537

MY (18)

[1966] 2 MLJ 252 [1975] 25 MLJ 134 [1980] 2 MLJ 13 [1981] 1 MLJ 247 [1981] 1 MLJ 315 [1985] 2 CLJ 155 [1988] 1 MLJ 167 [1988] 3 MLJ 107 [1993] 1 MLJ 45 [1993] 1 MLJ 74 [1996] 4 CLJ 441 [1996] MLJU 159 [1998] 2 MLJ 181 [2001] 1 MLJ 135 [2015] 7 CLJ 503 [2019] 11 MLJ 485 [2019] 3 CLJ 612 [2020] 5 MLJ 277

Judgment

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