X-Ray technician Ahmad Kamil Ghazali and an interior designer, Azlee Md Salleh, were charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Kangar today with possession of materials related to the Islamic State (IS) militant group.

Ahmad Kamil, 24, an employee at Tuanku Fauziah Hospital in Kangar, and Azlee Md Salleh, 30, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Kangar Court senior registrar Monica Joseph Gaisah.

Ahmad Kamil, from Taman Seri Manis Dua in Kangar, was charged with possession of IS publication, the Dabiq magazine issue 1 to 10.

The offence was allegedly committed at about 7.50am in front of the Taman Kechor Administrative Complex in Kangar last Aug 19.

Azlee was charged with possession of a handphone containing pictures of IS militants at a house in Taman Ira, Kangar at about 8.30am last Aug 19.

They were charged under Section 130JB(1)(a) of the Penal Code which carries an imprisonment for up to seven years or fine, if found guilty.

The court set Sept 30 for mention.

The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Nur Nisla Abdul Latif.

- Bernama