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| Malay boom artist re-arrested... |
| 2002-11-10 |
| A suspect in a series of deadly bomb attacks who was freed on a judge's orders was re-arrested on leaving prison, his lawyer said Saturday. The judge on Friday ordered Nasharuddin Nasir freed, saying police failed to back up allegations that he was a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah group that officials say has links with al-Qaida and is a prime suspect in last month's Bali bombings. "I have been informed by police that he has been re-arrested and is being held at a police station near the prison," his lawyer Saiful Izham Ramli told The Associated Press. Guess the coppers had a different opinion on whether he should be released. They really get cheesed when somebody puts the fix in for a dangerous character... Rohaizad Rahim, a senior official in the Home Ministry, confirmed the re-arrest but declined to give details. "What part about 'really cheesed' don't you understand?" Saiful described the re-arrest a "blatant violation" of the judge's ruling and said he would file court action against the police and government for defying the judge's order. "Instead of respecting the court, the police have chosen to act arrogantly by re-arresting Nasharuddin," the lawyer said. Does that mean the judge has to give the money back? Authorities had ordered Nasharuddin to be detained for two years at the Kamunting prison camp, 155 miles north of Kuala Lumpur. Nasharuddin is one of 14 people arrested in April under Malaysia's Internal Security Act which allows indefinite detention without trial on suspicion of connections to extremist groups. This is not the kind of move the cops would normally make without political backing. I'd guess that Mahathir's administration takes the threat more seriously than Hizzonner does... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |