The Case of Imran Kassim : What Does It Tell Us?

• Main Authors: Amalina Abdul Nasir, Ahmad Helmi Mohamad Hasbi
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137258
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The recent prosecution of 36-year-old Imran Kassim on terrorism financing charges invoked Singapore’s Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act (TSOFA) for the first time. The public interest in his trial comments provides a timely reminder that in the wider context of fighting terrorism, counter-ide...