SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old Singaporean man was charged on Monday (Apr 15) for providing money to support the publication of Islamic State propaganda for terrorist purposes, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a media release.
Imran Kassim has been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) since August 2017 for intending to undertake armed violence overseas.
AdvertisementA parallel investigation by the Commercial Affairs Department also found that Imran had given S$450 to a person in Turkey on Oct 31, 2014 for the publication of Islamic State propaganda.
"This act of providing money in support of terrorist purposes is a serious offence, regardless of the amount, under the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act," said MHA.
If Imran is convicted, the detention order against him will be cancelled, and he will serve the imprisonment term imposed by the court, MHA said.
"To prevent him spreading his radical ideas to other inmates, he will be held separately, and will continue to undergo rehabilitation whilst serving his prison sentence," the ministry added.
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