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Malaysia charges 3 with supporting IS
(MENAFN- Arab News) KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Thursday charged three men with supporting the Islamic State (IS) after they were arrested while attempting to leave the country to join the militants fighting in Iraq and Syria.
The charges against the trio an architect and a technician both 26 and a 42-year-old trader come amid concerns over the group's growing influence in Southeast Asia.
The men were arrested on Sept. 25 at Kuala Lumpur international airport as they were about to board a flight to Syria's neighbor Turkey.
They are accused of supporting a 'terrorist group' said prosecutor Shukor Abu Bakar. The maximum penalty for the charge is life imprisonment.
Concern is rising over the potential for IS to gain followers in the region including in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
Malaysian authorities arrested 14 people earlier this month for suspected links to the extremist group including a government engineer and others who sought to recruit Malaysians and to arrange for their travel to Syria.
In total around three dozen have been detained in the country this year over IS-related activities but only some have been charged with some others still under investigation.
At least 40 Malaysians are believed to have left for Syria.
The charges against the trio an architect and a technician both 26 and a 42-year-old trader come amid concerns over the group's growing influence in Southeast Asia.
The men were arrested on Sept. 25 at Kuala Lumpur international airport as they were about to board a flight to Syria's neighbor Turkey.
They are accused of supporting a 'terrorist group' said prosecutor Shukor Abu Bakar. The maximum penalty for the charge is life imprisonment.
Concern is rising over the potential for IS to gain followers in the region including in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
Malaysian authorities arrested 14 people earlier this month for suspected links to the extremist group including a government engineer and others who sought to recruit Malaysians and to arrange for their travel to Syria.
In total around three dozen have been detained in the country this year over IS-related activities but only some have been charged with some others still under investigation.
At least 40 Malaysians are believed to have left for Syria.
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