IGP: Detained Kelantan trio had targeted beer festival
KUALA LUMPUR: The 18-year-old boy and two other terror suspects detained in Kelantan last week were targeting multiple locations, including the beer festival, said Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.
The Inspector-General of Police said the trio had even tested Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) to be used against their targets.
“I can confirm that the suspects were targeting various locations in the country, including the beer festival. They made the IED and even tested it,” he told The Star yesterday.
He added that the terror threat on the beer festival was real.
“We have been very consistent on security matters,” he said.
The country’s top cop said he would explain the matter further during a press conference to be held today.
It was reported that several men were arrested in Kelantan on Wednesday over suspected terror links and planned attacks in the country.
On another matter, the IGP said suspected Bangladeshi militant Golam Rabbani was successfully deported in July.
Mohamad Fuzi said Golam was arrested following suspected links to Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangla-desh, which is affiliated to the Islamic State.
“The arrest was made based on cooperation with Bangladeshi authorities.
“We also deported him based on such a cooperation,” he said.
He added that Bukit Aman had done its part in deporting Golam and the matter was now under the jurisdiction of Bangladeshi authorities.
It is learnt that Golam was deported on July 19 and he is now under the custody of a Bangladeshi security agency.
It was reported that Golam has gone “missing” after being deported.
Dhaka Tribune reported that Golam last spoke to his wife, Nazia Ferdousi, who is still in Malaysia, on July 19 when he was on a Malindo Air flight to the capital.
However, officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka claimed they had no knowledge that Golam had arrived, according to Dhaka Tribune.
The report said Golam called his wife at about 10pm using the handphone of another passenger on the Malindo Air flight before it took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Dhaka Tribune said an official at the Bangladesh police headquarters, who requested anonymity, had confirmed that Golam was deported from Malaysia but could not say which agency was supposed to pick him up at the airport.
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