KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today ordered policewoman Jusninawati Abdul Gani to enter her defence on a charge of withholding information on terror activities.
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Nordin ruled that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against Jusninawati who is alleged to have withheld information with regards to a person leaving for Syria on Nov 12, 2014.
"As a policewoman, she was duty bound by law to inform the authorities that she had knowledge of a person leaving for Syria, but had failed to do so."
Jusninawati, 35, who holds the rank of a corporal, is accused of having committed the offence at the Petaling Jaya District police headquarters between August 2015 and March 22, this year.
The single mother was charged under Section 130M of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to seven year or a fine, or both upon conviction.
The defence stage of trial will begin on Nov 11.
Jusninawati was represented by Nik Zarith Nik Moustpha and Adi Zulkarnain Zulkifli, while deputy public prosecutor Ezrene Zakariah, represented the prosecution.