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Malaysia âmilitantsâ stay locked up
Malaysia is to keep a group of suspected Muslim militants under detention for a further two years, officials said on Tuesday. The suspects have already spent two years in custody under the countryâs controversial Internal Security Act, which allows for detention without trial. Their cases came up for review on Tuesday, but Home Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi signed orders to keep them behind bars after deciding they were still a threat to national security, an official said. Iâd keep them in the jug as well. The nine men were seized in August 2001, weeks before the 11 September attacks on America. They were arrested in connection with a botched bank raid, which led police to a little-known Islamic organisation called the Kumpulan Militan Malaysia (KMM). Subsequent investigations revealed that this group was linked to Jemaah Islamiah (JI). Tap, tap..nope. Last week, Pakistan arrested 13 Malaysian students as well as the brother of suspected JI operations chief Hambali, in the continuing hunt for regional extremists. All the suspected militants in custody in Malaysia are being held under the countryâs Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows police to hold suspects for 60 days, after which they can be jailed without trial for periods of two years on the authority of the Home Minister. Looks like they are taking this seriously, thatâs good. Posted by: Steve 2003-09-23 |
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