PETALING JAYA: A senior assistant teacher and an imam were among 14 followers of the Millah Abraham cult charged at the Batu Pahat shariah subordinate court in Johor today.
The 11 men and three women, between the ages of 30 and 70, were separately charged with possession of religious material that was against shariah laws and for ignoring the directives of religious authorities.
The charges were framed under Sections 9 and 13(1)(b) of the Syariah Criminal Procedure (Johor) Enactment 2003, Berita Harian reported.
If convicted, they could face up to two years in jail, a RM3,000 fine, or both, and would have to attend counselling.
No plea was recorded after the charges were read before judge Syahir Sahab. The cases will be transferred to the respective shariah subordinate courts in the respective districts where the offences were allegedly committed.
Syahir allowed the 14 accused to post bail of RM5,000 each with two sureties.
They were arrested after a special operation in several districts in Johor, including Segamat, Muar, Batu Pahat and Pontian.
The Negeri Sembilan mufti department issued a fatwa in 2019 declaring the Millah Abraham teachings as deviant.
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