Judicial Commissioner Ab Karim Ab Rahman handed down the sentence of five years on each count on Hasrianto Matan, 21, to be served concurrently from the date of arrest which was July 17, 2016.

He was charged with committing the offence by depositing RM300 in three transactions into a Maybank account belonging to one Bukhori Che Noor for the benefit of a terrorist by the name of Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi.

The offence was committed on April 4, May 1 and June 5, 2016, at the USJ Maybank branch, Selangor.

The charges were made under Section 130Q(1) of the Penal Code which provides imprisonment for up to 30 years, or with fine, with the individual also liable to forfeiture of any property so dealt with.

According to the facts of the case, Hasrianto joined the Islamic State terrorist group through the Telegram application and communicated with Wanndy through WhatsApp.

Following a check with Maybank, it was found that the account number that appeared on the transaction slips that were seized belonged to Bukhori, who had been instructed by Wanndy to manage and collect the fund from members in the “gagak hitam” Telegram group.

In mitigation, lawyer Faridah Mohamed, who represented Hasrianto, said it was her client’s first offence and that his initial contact with Wanndy was merely to know what was happening in Syria.

Deputy public prosecutor Azlina Rasdi prosecuted.