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A man who promoted terrorism and the glorification of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was indicted yesterday under the Passport Law.
Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 49, had helped radicalize at least two Singaporeans, believing that violence should be used when necessary to establish an Islamic state.
Yesterday, he was accused of making a false statement regarding his Singapore passport renewal application.
FALSE STATEMENT
On December 11, 2013, he allegedly made a false statement regarding the Online Passport Electronic System Application.
Zulfikar had reportedly stated that he had not acquired citizenship of another country at the time of the application, a statement which he allegedly knew was false.
In a press release yesterday, the Home Office (MHA) said that Zulfikar had resettled with his family in Australia in 2002. He had dual citizenship for Singapore and Australia.
He was arrested here by the Department of Homeland Security and detained under the Homeland Security Act (ISA) in July 2016.
MHA added that their active promotion of terrorism and the glorification of ISIS had led to the radicalization of Singaporeans Muhammad Shamin Mohamed Sidek and Mohamed Saiddhin Abdullah.
Muhammad Shamin has also been detained under the ISA, while a restraining order for Mohamed Saiddhin was allowed to expire on 26 July.
The MHA said that Zulfikar also exhorted Muslims to reject the constitutional, secular and democratic state in favor of the establishment of an Islamic state governed by Syrian law.
He has since renounced his Singapore citizenship and is no longer a citizen here on August 26.
Zulfikar is represented by Mr. Lock Zhi Yong, and has indicated that he intends to plead guilty. He will return to court on October 22.
If convicted of the crime under the Passport Law, Zulfikar can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined up to $ 10,000.
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