Five arrested over 2 weeks for involvement in terrorism activities
Teoh Pei Ying
New Straits Times31 October 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Five individuals, who police suspect were involved in terrorism activities, were arrested between Oct 13 and Oct 26. The suspects - two Malaysians, one Egyptian, one Pakistani and another from a country in the Middle East - were detained by the Special Branch’s Counter Terrorism Division in a series of raids in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Perak and Sabah. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun in a statement today said the two Malaysians, including a woman, were suspected of channelling funds to Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, a Malaysian who joined Islamic State in Syria. “The first suspect, a 50-year-old Egyptian, who works as an executive manager in a private company, was arrested in Selangor on Oct 13. “He was a former Al-Qaeda militant member when he stayed in Afghanistan between 1988 and 1993 and he had met with Osama Laden, an Al-Qaeda leader.
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“He admitted that had used fake travel document to enter Canada, Azerbaijan and Pakistan. He was arrested and sentenced to jail in Canada and Egypt for using fake travel document and involvement in terrorism activities,” he said. Second arrest was made on Oct 25 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport of a 31-year-old jobless man, from a country in the Middle East.
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“He was involved in a death threat case on a foreign diplomat in Malaysia. “Third suspect was a 31-year-old Pakistani, who worked as a labourer in Sitiawan, Perak. He is a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic militant organisation based in a country in South Asia, and has infiltrated Malaysia since August, 2016.” Fourth arrest was a 32-year-old woman in Gombak on Oct 25. “The Malaysian private company worker was suspected of channelling funds of Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi between 2014 and 2017 to finance terrorism activities.
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“Last arrest was made the next day, a 40-year-old Malaysian, who was the service manager of a telecommunication company. Like the fourth suspect, he was accused of channelling funds to Wanndy and Abu-Sayyaf militant group based in southern Philippines between 2015 and 2018,” he said.
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Fuzi said four of the suspects were arrested under chapter VIA of the Penal Code for offences relating to terrorism and would be investigated under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, while another suspect was arrested under Immigration Act 1959/1963. © New Straits Times Press
