A DAP assemblyperson was among nine men charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court this morning over purported links to defunct terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).<br /><br />The suspects were taken to two different Sessions Court judges before they were slapped with the charges under Section 130J of the Penal Code.<br /><br />Section 130J deals with the offences of soliciting or giving support to terrorist groups or for the commission of terrorist acts which carry a maximum punishment of life imprisonment or not more than 30 years in jail.<br /><br />On Tuesday, the nine were charged at different courts nationwide with supporting the LTTE or being in possession of items related to the terror group.<br /><br />Today, four of the suspects - G Saminathan, who is DAP assemblyperson for Gadek in Malacca; scrap metal dealer A Kalaimughilan, 28; despatch S Teeran, 38; and taxi driver V Balamurugan, 37, were charged before Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob.<br /><br />Five others - teacher R Sundram, 52, Malacca Green Technology Corporation CEO S Chandru, 38, S Arivainthan, 27, storekeeper S Thanagaraj, 26, and security guard M Pumugan, 29 - were charged in another court before Sessions Court judge Azman Ahmad.<br /><br />Three more suspects are expected to face similar charges before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi later today.
