13 held in Sabah planned to assassinate an assemblyman
KUALA LUMPUR: The 13 suspected Darul Islam terrorists detained in Tawau last week were part of a group that is believed to have plotted to assassinate a local assemblyman.
Counter-terrorism sources said that they were also planning to hold a police officer hostage to secure the release of their comrades.
According to them, the group had attended guerilla warfare training in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and were also taught to make bombs.
Their group leader Abdullah Omar was arrested in Indonesia in July.
“This group first surfaced in 2006 and wanted to murder an assemblyman but counter-terrorism officers thwarted its plans,” one source said
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'Pakistani militant wing setting up base in Malaysia'
NEW DELHI: An influential Pakistani leader has claimed that members of a militant wing of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), Pakistan's third largest political party, have moved to Malaysia to establish a new base, as their London office has been reeling under pressure of late.
They want to make Malaysia their second home as things are getting hot here (London). As home minister of Sindh for nearly 31/2 years, I was monitoring their activities. They even bought properties in the capital (Kuala Lumpur) and a former nizam (mayor) of Karachi is handling their Malaysian affairs."
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Detention without trial to stay
PUTRAJAYA: The two new acts to replace the Internal Security Act, which will be repealed next year, will allow for detention of suspected terrorists without trial.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said this method was effective in combating militant activities, citing the United States of America's Patriot Act, United Kingdom's Prevention of Terrorism Act and Australia's Anti-Terror Act, as examples.
These countries, Hishammuddin said, were major champions of human rights, but when faced with terrorism and militant activities, they would resort to such acts to safeguard peace.
He pointed out cases of a few Malaysians who were imprisoned in Guatanamo without trial for years after being suspected of being involved in terrorist activites.
"So please, let there not be any double standards," he said after the ministry's monthly gathering, here, yesterday.
Perkara ini perlulah dipandang serius oleh kerajaan supaya keselamatan negeri tidak akan diancam.
BalasPadamISA ini mestilah dijalankan dengan adil tanpa double standards.
BalasPadamkita perlukan undang2 untuk memastikan keselamatan negara kita terjamin.
BalasPadamjgn biarkan wujud militan di negara kita, kita harus utamakan keselamatan negara.
BalasPadamKerjasama dari penduduk adalah diperlukan untuk melaporkan mana2 individu @ kumpulan yang mencurigakan.
BalasPadamMereka ini boleh membahayakan keselamatan awam.
BalasPadamkeselamatan negara hars sentiasa menjadi keutamaan. harap pihak berkuasa akan melakukan tugas mereka dengan sebaiknya.
BalasPadamsemoga keamanan dan ketenteraman awam di negara ini akan sentiasa dijaga dengan baik.
BalasPadamada pihak yang beriya2 mahu tahanan dibawah ISA ini dibebaskan tanpa mahu mengetahui punca mereka ditahan.. seperkara yang ingin saya katakan, bagi saya ISA jauh lebih baik dari kumpulan militan..
BalasPadamjika benci dengan ISA, atau takut ditahan dibawah ISA.. jangan melakukan sebarang tindakan yang boleh mengancam keselamatan negara..
BalasPadamsangat bahaya ni jika Malaysia dijadikan markas baru untuk golongan militan. saya pasti semua rakyat pun tidak ingin jika suatu masa kelak ada golongan pengganas di negara ni. jadi, sokong ISA dilaksanakan ke atas 13 orang yang terlibat.
BalasPadamTiada kompromi jika melibatkan keselamatan negara.
BalasPadamPihak militan perlu kita tangani. Ini bagi keamanan dan keselamatan negara kita.
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