the leader of a militant group called "Al-Mau'nah" was hanged at a prison in Malaysia's central state of Selangor.

the leader of a militant group called "Al-Mau'nah" was hanged at a prison in Malaysia's central state of Selangor. Mohamed Amin Mohamed Razali went to the gallows early morning as the first man convicted for waging war against the king. Mohamed Amin led a band of 29 men in a doomed mission to overthrow the government. The cult burst into national prominence after they carried off a cache of weapons, ammunition and other army equipment from two army camps in Perak in July 2000. Dressed in the uniforms of senior army officers, they tricked their way past the guards and raided the armories. Mohamed Amin also sent his cult members to bomb breweries near Kuala Lumpur and the Hindu temple in Batu Caves. The band also seized four hostages, three security forces members and a civilian, who wandered into their camp. In June 2003, the Malaysian Federal Court turned down Mohamed Amin's appeal for life imprisonment and confirmed the death sentence for waging war against the king. Two of his right-hand men, Zahit Muslim and Jamaluddin Darus, were also sentenced to death. Sixteen others were given life sentences.