Police arrest nine IS suspects
THE STAR
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained nine suspected Islamic State (IS) militants including two Movida bombing suspects in a four-state swoop.
The Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division arrested the suspects in Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Sabah and Kelantan between July 20 and Aug 9
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said in a press release on Saturday that three of the suspects arrested – aged between 17 and 56 – were foreigners.
Khalid added that the two Movida bombing suspects arrested were Jasanizam Rosni and Md Saifuddin Muji.
He said they were nabbed in a hilly area in Kuala Krai, Kelantan on Tuesday.
“These two were on the wanted list for conspiring in the Movida bombing. They were detained with the help of the General Operations Force’s Tiger Platoon Batallion 8,” he said.
Khalid added that Jasanizam and Md Saifuddin were hiding in Kuala Krai since July.
“They were also waiting for further orders from Mohamad Wanndy Mohamad Jedi to launch an attack on an entertainment outlet in Johor Baru,” said Khalid.
He added that a M67 grenade was seized, saying that the two had planned to use it in the attack.
“We also seized an M67 grenade, which they planned to use in the attack,” he said.
Two other suspects detained in Batu Pahat and Kuala Krai were detained for harbouring the duo,” said Khalid.
Khalid said the 17-year-old suspect detained in Sabah had received orders from an IS militant in Syria to launch a lone wolf attack by killing non-Muslims in Sandakan.
He added that the three foreigners were using Malaysia as a transit point while they obtained forged travel documents to launch an attack on a country in the Middle East.
On the last suspect arrested, Khalid said the 26-year-old man nabbed in Johor was involved in a plan to attack Bukit Aman and government complexes in Putrajaya.
“We believe he was receiving orders from Mohamad Wanndy,” he said.
