He made the plea before judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali after the charge was read out to him in Malay.
Gunasekaran, 61, who is also Negeri Sembilan DAP deputy chairman, was charged with committing the offence at Dewan Kasturi Ayer Keroh, Jalan Utama Taman Ayer Keroh Heights, Melaka Tengah, Melaka, at 8.30pm on Nov 28, 2018.
The charge, framed under Section 130J (1)(a) of the Penal Code, provides for a life jail term or maximum of 30 years or fine, and forfeiture of any assets used or intended to be used in committing the offence, upon conviction.
Lawyer Harshaan Zamani, representing the assemblyman, told the court that his client would submit a written application for bail.
Last Dec 17, the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court allowed the prosecution’s application to transfer the case to the High Court here.
In another High Court, Gunasekaran was charged with a similar offence using the Facebook application under the name of “Dap Guna Palanisamy” at the office of E8 (M) Counter Terrorism investigating officer, Bukit Aman Special Branch, here at about 2 pm on Oct 7 last year.
Meanwhile, in another proceeding before judge Mohd Nazlan, storekeeper S Thanagaraj, 28, pleaded not guilty to two counts of possession of items linked to the LTTE in Penang in October last year.
On both counts, he was charged with possession of the items in a handphone. The first offence was allegedly committed at Sky Thommas Food Industries Sdn Bhd No 1066, Jalan Perindustrian Bukit Minyak 2, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Minyak, Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang, at 10am on Oct 12, 2019.
The second offence was allegedly committed at No 7, Lorong Sejahtera 3, Taman Sejahtera, Seberang Perai Tengah at 11am on the same day.
Both the charges were framed under Section 130JB (1)(a) of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to seven years, or fine, and also forfeiture of the items concerned, if found guilty.
On Dec 16 last year, the Sessions Court in Butterworth, Penang, ordered both the cases to be transferred to the High Court here.
Nazlan fixed Jan 31 for mention of all the cases.