Those aged 17 to 66 years, were charged under Section 121 of the Penal Code or try to fight war or abetting the war against the King, the King or the President of the State.
If convicted, the accused could be sentenced to death or life imprisonment and a fine.
They were also charged under Section 130K (a) of the Penal Code, which is doing or is planning or is likely to commit a terrorist act. If convicted, the accused could be jailed for life and a fine or imprisonment of up to 20 years or a fine.
The prosecution was conducted at the District Police Headquarters (IPD) Lahad Datu who declared open court in front of Judge Office, Parnell Amelati act as a Magistrate.
The prosecution was conducted General Trial Division and Appeals Chambers, Datuk Nordin Hassan and Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar.
IPD Lahad Datu, in particular building which occupied eight lockup detainees accused is heavily guarded by armed police and wearing vests since early morning.
About 9.30 am, four police trucks entering the premises of IPD without bringing detainees and when the media practitioners who were hovering outside the building directed to the administrative building opposite.
All the accused were unrepresented and no plea was recorded. However, no proceedings attended by representatives from the Philippine Embassy.
Each suspect was charged separately with the charges were read in the language of mysticism and Bajau. Proceedings began at 12.30 pm and ended 45 minutes later, while the Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, was seen at the police station during the proceedings.
The court allowed the prosecutor to transfer the case to the High Court for trial Tawau to a date to be fixed.
About 1.30 pm, the eight accused, who wore a shirt and pants purple lock, barefoot and black cloth covered head, seen being carried out of the IPD Lahad Datu with tight control of security forces.
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