A general worker at a holiday resort pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court, here, today to possessing materials on the Daish terror group, last month.

Mohd Firdaus Saibi, 24, made the plea before magistrate Mazana Sinin after the charge was read out to him.

The accused was charged with possessing 29 images and 240 video recordings in his mobile phone on the Daish group or having elements of violence.

Mohd Firdaus is alleged to have committed the offence on March 21, this year at 4.20pm in front of a holiday resort in Kampung Sedili Kecil, near here.

The charge under Section 130JB (1)(a) carries a jail term of up to seven years or a fine and loss of ownership of the materials involved, if found guilty.

However, no sentence was passed on the accused as the case will be re-mentioned on May 21. --Bernama