KUALA LUMPUR, A gardener pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today to three counts of supporting and possessing materials linked to the Daesh terrorist group last year.

Muhammad Sani Mahdi Sahar, 31, a former Quran teacher, made the plea after the charges were read to him again before Judge Datuk Noorin Badaruddin.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Siti Hajar Mat Radzi told the court that today was the first mention of the case following its transfer from the Muar Sessions Court.

Noorin then fixed Nov 19 for the next mention of the case.

At today’s proceedings, the accused was represented by lawyer Asiah Abd Jalil.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency