Judge Azman Abdullah handed down the sentence on Ahmad Omar, 53, and his son, Jaffar Ahmad, 27, also an Indonesian national, after they changed their plea to guilty when the case came up for mention yesterday.
Before handing down the sentence, Azman advised the two men, both construction workers, to not repeat their mistake, telling them that their action in withholding the identity of a terrorist was unreasonable.
“The person you are protecting is a terrorist. If you cooperate by reporting (to the authorities), certainly terrorism can be eliminated. If you are not willing to report to the police, don’t bring them to work with us (in Malaysia),” he said.
Azman ordered Ahmad and Jaffar to serve their sentence from the date of their arrest on Aug 30, 2017.
The two men were charged with committing the offence by withholding information on a member of the Abu Sayyaf militant group, Hajar Abdul Mubin, also known as Abu Asri, at MAG-03 Persiaran Pangsa Baiduri, Taman Desa Baiduri, Hulu Langat, here between March 1, and Aug 30 last year.
They were charged under Section 130M of the Penal Code which provides an imprisonment for up to seven years, or fine, or both, upon conviction.
In mitigation, Ahmad, who has been residing in Malaysia for 28 years, said he was the sole breadwinner for his family and had six children.
Deputy public prosecutor Nurfaida Mohd Rashidee prosecuted.