TEMERLOH: Three people including a couple were fined RM3,000 each at the Syariah Lower Court here today after pleading guilty to possessing books and documents related to the teachings of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.

Muhammad Firdaus Yaacob, 35, and his wife Noor Zaza Atiera Zahanuddin, 26, pleaded guilty after the charge was read to them in front of judge Sarah Fawzia Ahmad Fuzi.

The duo were separately charged for possessing religious books and documents containing 'The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light' teachings which iscontrary to the practices of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah.

They had allegedly committed the offence at a house at Taman Jaya, Temerloh about 8.45am on June 4 this year.

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They faced charges under Section 18 of the Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2013 which carries up to two years in prison or a RM3,000 fine, or both.

Meanwhile, assistant environmental health officer Mohd Fikhrillah Abdul Rahman, 37, was fined RM6,000 after he pleaded guilty for possessing reading materials related to the deviant The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light and Syiah teachings.

He had allegedly committed the offence at a government quarters in Temerloh about 7pm on June 12 this year.

Syariah senior deputy public prosecutor Halipah Abdul Manaf along with deputy public prosecutor Busu Firdaus Abu Bakar handled the prosecution, while both the accused were not represented. The trio paid the fines.

Early this year, the Muzakarah Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysiadeclared that the teachings of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light are deviant and contradict the principles of Islam, and Syariah law.