Malaysia jails teenager for 5 years for supporting militants on Facebook

January 31, 2018 9:02 PM

KOTA KINABALU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A Filipino teenager who supported the militant Abu Sayyaf group via Facebook posts was on Wednesday (Jan 31) sentenced to five years’ jail by a court in Malaysia.

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