19-6-2024 (KUALA LUMPUR) 5 family members of the assailant behind the deadly Ulu Tiram police station rampage have been hauled before the courts, facing grave charges of inciting terrorism through the propagation of Islamic State (IS) militant ideology. Among those charged is Rosna Jantan, a 59-year-old Singaporean national and the mother of the perpetrator, according to reports from Berita Harian.
Joining Rosna in the dock were the attacker’s father, Radin Imran Radin Yassin, aged 62, and three of his siblings – Radin Romyullah, 34, Farhah Sobrina, 23, and Mariah, 19. The quintet was arraigned separately at the Johor Bahru sessions court earlier today.
Radin Imran stands accused of four counts of inciting the commission of terrorist acts, as outlined in Section 130G(a) of the Penal Code. The charge sheet alleges that he disseminated IS ideology among his family members, including his 21-year-old son, Radin Luqman, the perpetrator of the Ulu Tiram station attack that claimed the lives of two police officers.
Meanwhile, Radin Imran’s eldest offspring, Radin Romyullah, faces two counts of the same charge, while his wife, Rosna Jantan, and two daughters each confront a single count.
The harrowing incident unfolded on May 17th, when Radin Luqman stormed the Ulu Tiram police station, armed with a gun and a parang machete. In a brutal attack, he mercilessly slayed constables Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar, 22, and Syafiq Ahmad Said, 24, while another officer sustained injuries. The assailant was subsequently shot dead at the scene by responding officers.
Prior to the attack, Radin Luqman had been suspected by authorities of being a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant group, though Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail later refuted this claim. Abu Bakar Bashir, the co-founder of JI, also vehemently condemned the attack and denied any links to the perpetrator.
The five family members had previously been detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, in the wake of the horrific incident. However, Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain had earlier dismissed reports that any of the five were Singaporean citizens.
