Abdul Kadir Sheik Uduman became the first case in Singapore to receive a prison sentence for sending money to support Islamic extremists.

According to the indictment of the Singapore court today, Ahmed Hussein Abdul Kadir Sheik Uduman received a 2.5-year prison sentence for donating S $ 1,146 ($ 840) to Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal, an extremist missionary living in Jamaica.

Uduman came to Faisal after watching the videos on the website and Youtube, in which he preached to support the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) rebels. Faisal received a nine-year prison sentence in England in 2003 after calling for the annihilation of non-Muslims and deportation to Jamaica after serving a sentence.

The indictment of the Singapore court concluded Uduman was "radicalized," wishing to commit armed violence in Syria in support of IS in Iraq and Syria. Prosecutors proposing Uduman imprisonment to "send strong messages to individuals with similar ideas of supporting terrorist propaganda through financial means, will be subjected to unforgiving punishment".

Singaporean Uduman, who has just been sentenced to prison since July 2018 under Singapore's Internal Security Act, allows suspects to be held without trial for up to two years. The island has arrested many suspected of funding extremist Islam and authorities have warned that Singapore could become the target of declared attacks.

In September, Singaporean officials arrested three Indonesian helpers without a trial, as they were allegedly donated to support IS. In July, two Singaporeans were also arrested for allegedly intending to join IS. Most Singaporeans are of Chinese descent, but the country also has a significant number of Muslims.